Thursday 18 July 2019

Inclement weather likely to cut soyabean, pulses output

Delayed onset of monsoon rainfall and prolonged dry spell in rainfed areas having tender standing crop have cast concerns over production of kharif crops such as soyabean, moong and urad in the country. India has already stepped up imports of maize and cotton owing to shortages. Despite ample stocks in the country, the government has also increased import quota for pulses as fears of below normal monsoon have set in motion a rising trend in prices of the vegetative protein. 




The country is waiting for a good spell of rains for saving the crops already sown and to sow areas that have not received any rainfall so far. Kharif sowing as on July 11 is 33 per cent below average for this time of year. 



Oilseeds sowing across the country as on July 11 is down 17 per cent below average. Soyabean, one of the main oilseed crops, is facing danger of wilting due to deficient rainfall in chief growing regions such as Marathwada and Vidarbha. "We are getting reports of severe shortage of soil moisture in Marathwada causing a threat to the standing crop. If we get good next spell of rains, as predicted by IMD, it will prove beneficial for soyabean in both Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.



The Centre recently doubled the import quota of tur (pigeon pea) to 400,000 tonnes as retail prices of some pulses crossed Rs 100 per kg mark. It also relaxed fumigation rules to ease import of pulses. In Maharashtra, area under different pulses is 15-20 per cent lower than average. 


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