.1 min read Last Upgraded: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The area under kharif even more boosted during the full week ended August 23 as sowing was actually nearly complete in most crops. Data showed that till August 23, kharif plants have actually been sown in around 106.5 million hectares– almost 2 percent greater than the location covered during the course of the very same period last year yet 2.81 per cent less than the ordinary property (which is the average of the last 5 years). The bright side is actually that the locations under arhar, groundnut, soybean, as well as cotton are more than their five-year standard.
However, all eyes will get on the weather condition in the next few full weeks as excess rainfalls in September could possibly flood industries as well as lead to accommodations which misbehaves for the ultimate yield. Till August 27, the South west gale has been actually 7 percent more than regular with Central and also Southern India videotaping storms which were actually greater than 17 per-cent excess until now in the season. Along with La Nina setting in, the rainfalls may even the score stronger.
First Published: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.