Kharif Pulses Sowing As On 02 July 2015

Kharif Pulses 2015

MUMBAI (Commoditiescontrol) - Important Kharif pulses are Redgram (Tur), Green Gram (Mung and Black gram (Urad). Red gram alone accounts for about 50% of total Kharif pulses output followed by Black gram and Green gram. About 70% of Urad and Mung are grown in Kharif, while Tur is exclusively in Kharif only.

Tur (Red gram)
Table 1: Sowing Progress of Red gram (Tur) as on Jul 2, 2015 (lakh hectares)

State	Normal	Current	Previous	Change %
Andhra Pradesh	0.145	0.12	0.14	-14.29
Telangana	0.97	1.32	0.56	135.71
Gujarat	0.158	0.477	0.086	454.65
Karnataka	1.124	1.73	0.58	198.28
Madhya Pradesh	0.244	1.39	0.07	1885.71
Maharashtra	1.335	3.252	0.858	279.02
Orissa	0.098	0.16	0.079	102.53
Uttar Pradesh	0.656	0.5	0.32	56.25
All India	5.004	9.254	3.04	204.41

Source: The weekly report compiled by Directorate of Pulses Development, Bhopal and released by Ministry of Agriculture, India.
Note: Normal: Average Area of Last Five Year Same Week
Previous: Sowing As On Last Year Same Week

Urad (Black gram)
Urad is primarily a kharif season crop with about 70-75% of it is produced in kharif and the rest is cultivated in rabi season.
Table 2: Sowing Progress of Urad (Black gram) as on Jul 2, 2015 (lakh hectares)

State	Normal	Current	Previous	Change %
Andhra Pradesh	0.09	0.01	0	0
Telangana	0.1	0.19	0.03	533.33
Gujarat	0.03	0.15	0.02	650
Karnataka	0.41	0.55	0.25	120
Madhya Pradesh	0.37	1.75	0.14	1150
Maharashtra	0.35	0.94	0.04	2250
Rajasthan	0.23	0.34	0	0
Tamil Nadu	0.14	0.14	0.11	27.27
Uttar Pradesh	0.49	0.5	0.15	233.33
All India	2.61	4.99	1.2	315.83

Source: The weekly report compiled by Directorate of Pulses Development, Bhopal and released by Ministry of Agriculture, India.
Note: Normal: Average Area of Last Five Year Same Week
Previous: Sowing As On Last Year Same Week

Mung (Green gram)
Similar to Urad, Mung is also primarily a kharif season crop with about 70% of it is produced in kharif and the rest is cultivated in rabi season.
Table 3: Sowing Progress of Mung (Green gram) as on Jul 2, 2015 (lakh hectares)

State	Normal	Current	Previous	Change %
Andhra Pradesh	0.45	0.04	0.03	0
Telangana	0.46	0.71	0.1	610
Gujarat	0.08	0.07	0.01	600
Karnataka	1.56	2.16	1.77	22.03
Madhya Pradesh	0.07	0.48	0.02	2300
Maharashtra	0.5	1.29	0.06	2050
Odisha	0.07	0.03	0.2	0
Rajasthan	1.16	0.89	0.25	256
Tamil Nadu	0.09	0.2	0.13	53.85
Uttar Pradesh	0.04	0.04	0.03	33.33
All India	4.62	6.02	2.78	116.55

Source : The weekly report compiled by Directorate of Pulses Development, Bhopal and released by Ministry of Agriculture, India.
Note: Note: Normal: Average Area of Last Five Year Same Week
Previous: Sowing As On Last Year Same Week

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