Agri Picks Report December 22, 2023: Geojit

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Geojit's report on Agri Picks

Farmers in Telangana have sown rabi crops over 944,676 acres as of Wednesday, up 9.4% from 863,141 acres a year ago, according to data from the state government. One acre is about 0.40 ha. So far, nearly 17.2% of the normal rabi crop area of 5.5 mln acres in the state has been covered, the data showed. The area under pulses fell 20.2% on year to 269,760 acres so far. Acreage of Bengal gram was down nearly 21% on year at 238,156 acres. The acreage under black gram was at 25,297 acres compared to 27,166 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 147,859 acres so far, up from 51,210 acres a year ago. The season's normal area for the crop is 4.05 mln acres. The acreage under coarse grain rose 25.4% on year to 2,81,036 acres, while maize acreage rose to 239,058 acres from 189,047 acres and accounted for 85.1% of the area under coarse grains. The season's normal area for maize is 511,521 acres, as per the data. The area under food grains rose to 702,260 acres from 615,730 acres a year ago. Oilseed acreage was at 197,167 acres, down from 209,315 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 422.11 bln cu ft, down from 753.54 bln cu ft during the corresponding period a year ago, according to government data. The area under rabi crops in Gujarat fell 1% on year to 4.07 mln ha in the current season as of Monday, according to data from the state agriculture department. Wheat, the key rabi crop grown in the state, was sown over 1.07 ha, down 7% from 1.15 mln ha last year. Sowing of wheat over irrigated land fell 7% to 1.05 ha, while that over rain-fed land was down nearly 6% at 24,626 ha, the data showed. The acreage of rabi cereals was down 5.2% on year to 1.21 mln ha. As of Monday, the state has received 25.9 mm normal rainfall, according to the India Meteorological Department. The acreage of rabi pulses was down 21.5% on year to 607,038 ha. Sowing of chana, the major pulse in the state, was at 564,578 ha, down from 731,673 ha a year ago. The area under oilseeds was 264,456 ha, down from 304,158 ha a year ago. The normal area under oilseeds is 287,890 ha. Mustard was sown over 264,051 ha, down 12.6% on year, the data showed. The area under jeera has increased massively on year to 530,030 ha, from 261,635 ha. The normal area for the crop is 350,666 ha. Traditionally, Gujarat is the largest producer of the spice. The acreage of coriander was down 47.3% on year at 114,832 ha. Gujarat is the second-largest producer of the spice. Among other crops, sowing of tobacco was down 7.4% from the previous year at 120,200 ha.

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