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 July 30, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
0.78
0.45
0.67
-42.31
Telangana
2.01
1.82
1.75
-9.45
Gujarat
1.96
1.67
1.16
-14.8
Karnataka
5.89
3.64
5.12
-38.2
Madhya Pradesh
4.14
5.27
3.88
27.29
Maharashtra
10.62
8.69
8.32
-18.17
Odisha
1.03
1
1.09
-2.91
Uttar Pradesh
3.04
2.72
2.63
-10.53
Chattisgarh
0.84
0.85
0.72
1.19
All India
23.66
23.9
19.47
1.01
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 30, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
0.03
0.04
0.03
33.33
Telangana
0.24
0.25
0.16
4.17
Gujarat
0.63
0.54
0.44
-14.29
Karnataka
0.84
0.7
0.51
-16.67
Madhya Pradesh
5.72
8.31
6.06
-1.22
Maharashtra
3.16
2.4
1.69
-24.05
Rajasthan
1.37
2.09
0.97
52.55
Tamil Nadu
0.26
0.19
0.14
-26.92
Uttar Pradesh
4.16
4.87
4.57
17.07
All India
18.48
21.54
16.63
16.56
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 30, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
0.1
0.15
0.08
50
Telangana
0.85
0.99
0.58
16.47
Gujarat
0.67
0.21
0.29
-68.66
Karnataka
2.52
2.81
2.29
11.51
Madhya Pradesh
1
1.42
1.02
42
Maharashtra
4
3.26
2.1
-18.5
Odisha
0.92
0.81
0.87
-11.96
Rajasthan
7
9.22
6.64
31.71
Tamil Nadu
0.18
0.24
0.15
33.33
Uttar Pradesh
0.47
0.36
0.56
-23.4
All India
18.08
19.82
14.99
9.62
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
(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau; +91-22-40015513)
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