Agri Picks Report December 06, 2024: Geojit Financial Services

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Farmers in Gujarat have sown rabi crops over 2.1 million hectares as of Monday, down 28.4% on year from nearly 3 million hectares sown in the same period last year, according to a release by the state agriculture department. Wheat acreage in the state so far was 485,770 hectares, down 29.4% on year from 687,828 hectares last year, according to the report.The acreage under maize so far was 81,205 hectares, down from 83,087 hectares sown a year ago. The total area sown under all cereals fell to 580,061 hectares in the state from 799,077 hectares a year ago. Rabi crops are sown between October and November, after the monsoonal rains are over, and harvested between April and June. Wheat, barley, peas, gram or chana, and mustard are the major rabi crops grown in Gujarat. The normal area under rabi crops in the state, which is an average of the last three years, is 4.6 million hectares. Chana acreage as of Monday was 387,250 hectares, down from 456,018 hectares in the previous year, the report showed. The total area sown under all pulses so far was 437,036 hectares, down from 492,250 hectares last year. The area sown with mustard in the state as of Monday was 180,286 hectares, down from 243,219 hectares last year. The total acreage under all oilseeds fell to 182,167 hectares from 243,327 hectares a year ago, the report said. The acreage under sugarcane so far fell to 99,891 hectares from 114,506 hectares last year, the report showed. Similarly, the area under tobacco fell to 74,814 hectares from 80,934 hectares a year ago. The area sown with cumin fell to 211,121 hectares from 376,020 hectares in the corresponding period last year, according to the report. Coriander acreage also fell to 41,721 hectares from 97,805 hectares a year ago. Similarly, the area under fennel fell sharply to20,040 hectares, down from 100,407 hectares sown last year, the report said. Onion acreage in the state so far was 41,464 hectares, down from 43,879 hectares sown last year, the report showed. The area under potato also was slightly down at 114,989 hectares from 116,785 hectares last year. The acreage under vegetables fell to 81,043 hectares, down from 109,164 hectares sown a year ago.

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