Agri Picks Report February 14, 2025: Geojit Financial Services

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Geojit Financial Services's report on Daily Agri Picks

Rabi sowing in Andhra Pradesh progressed to 1.8 million hectares as of Wednesday, up 11.2% from 1.6 million hectares a year ago, according to a report released by the agriculture department. Chana acreage rose nearly 2% to 297,000 hectares. The area under black gram, or urad, rose to 270,000 hectares from 252,000 hectares a year ago, according to the report. The total area under all pulses was 717,000 hectares, up from 643,000 hectares a year ago. In Andhra Pradesh, rabi crops are sown after the monsoon and harvested between April and May. Major rabi crops grown in the state include paddy, maize, Bengal gram or desi chana, urad, and groundnut. For the ongoing season, the state has set a sowing target of 2.3 million hectares, of which nearly 77% has been achieved so far, according to the report. Paddy acreage in the state so far rose to 626,000 hectares from 540,000 hectares a year ago, the report showed. The area under maize rose to 171,000 hectares from 141,000 hectares a year ago. On the other hand, jowar acreage fell to 72,000 hectares from 93,000 hectares. The total area under all oilseeds fell to 62,000 hectares from 88,000 hectares a year ago, according to the report. Under oilseeds, the acreage of groundnut was 50,000 hectares, against 64,000 hectares a year ago. Tobacco acreage so far rose to 116,000 hectares from 77,000 hectares a year ago, the report showed. Rabi paddy is in the 'tillering to panicle initiation' stage, according to the report. Jowar is in the vegetative stage to flowering stage, and maize is in the grain filling to maturity stage, the report said. Moong and urad are in the 'vegetative to harvesting' stage. Horse gram, or kulthi dal, is in the 'pod development to harvesting' stage, and chana is in the 'pod development to harvesting' stage, the report said. Groundnut is at the 'vegetative to peg formation' stage, as per the report. Kharif crops such as tur and sugarcane are in the harvesting stage. The water level in reservoirs across Andhra Pradesh was 59.9% of the live storage capacity as of Friday, compared to 31.9% a year ago, according to the state's water resources department.

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