Agri Picks Report December 15, 2023: Geojit

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Geojit's report on Agri Picks

Farmers in Telangana have sown rabi crops over 797,479 acres as of Wednesday, up 3.6% from 769,348 acres a year ago, according to data from the state government. One acre is about 0.40 ha. So far, nearly 14.5% of the average rabi crop area of 5.5 mln acres in the state has been covered, the data showed. The area under pulses fell 21.6% on year to 251,984 acres so far. Acreage of Bengal gram was down 22.2% on year at 223,409 acres. The acreage under black gram was at 23,624 acres compared to 25,308 acres a year ago, the data showed. Telangana has received deficient rainfall at 52.8 mm in the northeast monsoon season so far, the data showed. The state receives 14% of its annual rainfall in the northeast monsoon season. Farmers have sown paddy over 76,043 acres so far, up from 11,746 acres a year ago. The season's normal area for the crop is 4.05 mln acres. The acreage under coarse grain rose 22% on year to 237,688 acres, while maize acreage rose to 2,02,691 acres from 1,64,870 acres and accounted for 85.3% of the area under coarse grains. The season's normal area for maize is 511,521 acres, as per the data. Sowing of foxtail millet or korra, and cotton is yet to start, the data showed. The season's normal area for cotton is 643 acres and that of foxtail millet is 305 acres.The area under food grains rose to 568,230 acres from 530,559 acres a year ago. Oilseed acreage was at 184,929 acres, down from 201,642 acres a year ago. The normal area for oilseeds in the season is 371,037 acres. The water level in major reservoirs in the state as of Wednesday was 429.29 bln cu ft, down from 769.51 bln cu ft during the corresponding period a year ago, according to government data. • The area under rabi crops in Maharashtra has fallen nearly 17.4% on year to 3.72 mln ha in the current season as of Monday from 4.50 mln ha a year ago, according to data published by the state agriculture department. So far, 69% of the average rabi crop area of 5.4 mln ha in the state has been covered. Wheat, a key rabi crop, was sown across 470,549 ha, down from 671,489 ha a year ago. The area under jowar rose nearly 3.1% on year to 1.21 mln ha. The total area covered under cereals also fell 11% on year to 1.86 mln ha.The area under pulses was 1.81 mln ha, down from 2.37 mln ha a year ago. Among pulses, acreage of gram fell 23% on year to 1.75 mln ha, data showed. The total area under food grains was 3.68 mln ha, down from 4.46 mln ha from a year ago, the data showed. Oilseed acreage rose to 40,732 ha from 37,963 ha a year ago, according to the report. Safflower was sown across 30,593 ha, up from 23,117 ha a year ago. However, sunflower acreage fell to 1,028 ha from 2,753 ha last year.

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