Pramod Jha
New Delhi, October 4 (Commoditiescontrol) Late rains receiving in the major rice and wheat producing areas of the country may affect harvesting of kharif crops as well as sowing of rabi crops, an agricultural scientist said on Tuesday.
India is likely to receive above-average rainfall in October, according to weather scientist which may pose risks for summer-sown crops such as rice and the planting of wheat.
As per the top weather scientist of the country, the monthly rainfall is expected at 115% of the long-term average/
Heavy rains in October could damage ripening crops such as rice, pulses, cotton and soybeans, and may delay wheat planting in parts of India, the world’s leading producer of an array of farm goods.
Scant rain in eastern and northern India in the first half of the June-September monsoon season had already hit rice planting, forcing the government to cut output estimates and restrict exports to ensure adequate supplies for the country’s 1.4 billion people.
The curbs came on the heels of a ban on overseas sales of wheat after a sudden rise in temperatures in March and April shrivelled the crop.
Although monsoon rains were patchy in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and parts of West Bengal – some of India’s major rice-producing states – overall summer rains were 6% higher than average during the four-month season as central and southern regions received torrential downpours.
India is increasingly seeing uneven monsoon rains, raising concerns about food output. Rains are also getting more intense during the tail end of the season, and lingering.
This year, the monsoon could last longer than normal, especially in northern India, Mohapatra said.
Although a longer monsoon tends to help winter crops by leaving the soil moist and replenishing reservoirs, unusually heavy downpours hamper agricultural activities.
Within weeks of harvesting the rice crop, millions of Indian farmers start planting wheat in October. Growers harvest the wheat crop in March and April.
India received 6% above normal rainfall during monsoon season, i.e., June 1 to September 30, 2022. The monsoon season accounts for nearly 75% of India’s annual rainfall and is vital for farming in non-irrigated land of the country.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected today over isolated places of Bihar Sub- Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, and Odisha, and heavy rainfall is likely to occur over east UP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Tripura, and coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Yanam.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over isolated places of east UP and heavy rainfall is likely to occur over isolated places of west UP, East MP, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Yanam and Telangana on Wednesday, 5 October.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over isolated places of Uttarakhand, UP, and heavy rainfall is likely to occur over isolated places of Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Yanam and Telangana on Wednesday, 6 October.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over isolated places of Uttarakhand, north parts of UP, and heavy rainfall is likely to occur over isolated places of east Madhya Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, south interior Karnataka, and interior Tamil Nādu.
(By Commodities control Bureau; +91 9820130172)
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