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 Sep 03, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
1.29
1.57
1.2
21.71
Telangana
2.37
2.22
2.26
-6.33
Gujarat
2.49
2.27
2.11
-8.84
Karnataka
7.39
5.87
6.97
-20.57
Madhya Pradesh
5.19
5.79
5.52
11.56
Maharashtra
11.43
10.27
9.85
-10.15
Odisha
1.37
1.28
1.38
-6.57
Uttar Pradesh
3.62
3.72
3.2
2.76
Chattisgarh
1.31
1.25
1.21
-4.58
All India
37.6
35.44
34.98
-5.74
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 Sep 03, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
0.04
0.07
0.04
75
Telangana
0.28
0.27
0.23
-3.57
Gujarat
0.83
0.67
0.67
-19.28
Karnataka
0.87
0.79
0.57
-9.2
Madhya Pradesh
6.79
9.32
8.55
37.26
Maharashtra
3.41
2.67
2.09
-21.7
Rajasthan
1.62
2.27
1.98
40.12
Tamil Nadu
0.32
0.29
0.25
-9.38
Uttar Pradesh
5.11
6.52
5.61
27.59
All India
23.45
26.97
24.21
15.01
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
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 Sep 03, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
0.11
0.25
0.07
127.27
Telangana
1.03
1.05
0.8
1.94
Gujarat
1.05
0.99
0.77
-5.71
Karnataka
2.88
2.97
2.42
3.13
Madhya Pradesh
1.24
1.93
1.67
55.65
Maharashtra
4.26
3.78
2.66
-11.27
Odisha
1.83
1.45
1.79
-20.77
Rajasthan
8.97
10.85
8.81
20.96
Tamil Nadu
0.2
0.27
0.18
35
Uttar Pradesh
0.57
0.52
0.64
-8.77
All India
22.59
24.56
20.31
8.72
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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