MUMBAI (Commoditiescontrol) - Kharif Urad sowing in the country continued to moved up due to shift in farmer’s interest amid better remuneration in pulses complex coupled with rates were sustaining above or near by the minimum support price.
According to most recent sowing data released by agriculture department, Urad acreage in the country as on July 28 jumped up by 35.19% at 34.38 lakh hectares against 25.43 lakh hectares same period a year ago.
The sharp rise in acreage was witnessed in major states such as Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh as better prices in commodity encouraged farmers.
Urad acreage rose sharply in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as farmers have shifted from Soyabean to Urad amid better realization.
According to weather report, scanty monsoon rain in Karnataka and some parts of Maharashtra has put kharif crops under moisture stress.
Hence, if rainfall does not improve in more couple of days there can be a fall in acreage in the affected parts. However, acreage in Uttar Pradesh increased sharply compared to the previous week due to good rainfall received.
| State |
2016* |
Normal Area |
26-Jul-17 |
26-Jul-16 |
% Change |
| Madhya Pradesh |
3.9 |
7.15 |
16.23 |
9.72 |
66.98 |
| Rajasthan |
0.83 |
2.33 |
5.4 |
3.5 |
54.29 |
| Maharashtra |
6.45 |
3.24 |
4.33 |
3.83 |
13.05 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
4.53 |
5.23 |
3.53 |
3.79 |
-6.86 |
| Karnataka |
6.01 |
0.85 |
1.14 |
0.77 |
48.05 |
| Others |
13.76 |
6.00 |
3.75 |
3.82 |
-1.83 |
| Total |
35.48 |
24.80 |
34.38 |
25.43 |
35.19 |
| Note = 2016: Total area sown under Urad in 2016 |
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Area in lakh hectare
Note: Normal Area Is Average Of 2011-12 To 2015-16
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(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau; +91-22-40015523)
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