Agri Picks Report August 07, 2024: Geojit Financial Services

Geojit Financial Services's report on Daily Agri Picks

Farmers in Gujarat have sown crops across an area of 7.4 mln ha, down 5.8% from 7.82 mln ha last year, as per the state acreage report released on Monday. The area under cotton has decreased 13% on year, to 2.3 mln ha, as per the report. Guar seed acreage has fallen to 56,391 ha from 95,219 ha last year, the report showed. The area under oilseeds has risen by 4.1% on year to 2.4 mln ha and the area for groundnut has increased to 1.9 mln ha, up 16.9% on year. Soyabean has been sowed across 296,580 ha, up 11.8% on year. Castor seed acreage has fallen by around 58% on year to 146,679 ha. The area under cereals has fallen by 6.3% on year to 1.2 mln ha as of Monday. Under cereals, paddy acreage has fallen by 6.71% on year to 764,463 ha, according to the report. The area under pulses has shown a marginal increase of 0.06% on year to 339,313 ha. Under pulses, tur acreage has increased by 9% on year to 205,202 ha. The area under moong has fallen to 43,921 ha from 60,195 ha last year, the report showed.

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