Agri Picks Report December 17, 2024: Geojit Financial Services

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Farmers in Gujarat have sown rabi crops over 3.7 million hectares as of Monday, down 8.9% from 4.1 million hectares sown in the same period last year, according to a release by the state agriculture government. Wheat acreage in the state so far was 1.0 million hectares, down 6.6% from 1.1 million hectares sown last year. The area sown under maize so far was 114,853 hectares, up from 103,363 hectares a year ago, according to the report. The total area under all cereals fell to 1.1 million hectares from 1.2 million hectares last year. Rabi crops are sown after the monsoonal rains are over, and harvested between April and May. 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 for the last three years, is 4.6 million hectares. The acreage under chana as of Monday was 671,831 hectares, up from 564,578 hectares sown a year ago, the report showed. The total area sown under all pulses was 735,007 hectares, up from 607,038 hectares last year. The total area sown under all oilseeds so far was 241,762 hectares, down from 264,456 hectares a year ago. Under oilseeds, the area sown under mustard fell to 239,881 hectares from 264,051 hectares last year, according to the report. Sugarcane acreage in the state was 142,640 hectares, down from 163,311 hectares sown in the corresponding period last year. On the other hand, the acreage under tobacco rose to 122,946 hectares from 120,200 hectares a year ago. The area sown under cumin as of Monday fell to 376,956 hectares from 530,030 hectares a year ago, the report showed. Similarly, the acreage under coriander was 103,779 hectares, down from 114,832 hectares last year. The area sown under fennel also fell sharply to 38,369 hectares from 126,163 hectares a year ago. The acreage under potato so farrose to 143,527 hectares from 131,247 hectares in the previous year, according to the report. On the other hand, onion acreage fell to 59,743 hectares from 61,581 hectares last year. The acreage under vegetables was 147,069 hectares, down from 166,007 hectares last year.

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