Agri Picks Report January 01 2025: Geojit Financial Services

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Farmers in Maharashtra have sown rabi crops over 5.8 million hectares as of Monday, up 21.6% on year from 4.7 million hectares in the same period last year, according to a report released by the state agriculture department. Chana acreage in the state so far rose 16% on year to 2.6 million hectares from 2.2 million hectares last year. The total area sown under all pulses in the state was 2.7 million hectares, up from 2.3 million hectares a year ago, according to the report. Chana accounted for 45.3% of the total rabi acreage in the state so far. Rabi crops are sown after the southwest monsoon and harvested between January and April in the state. Besides chana, the major rabi crops grown in the state are wheat, jowar, barley, oats, chana, mustard, and peas. The state has achieved 106.6% of its normal acreage of 5.4 million hectares. The acreage under jowar as of Monday rose to 1.5 million hectares from 1.3 million hectares last year, the report showed. The area sown under wheat also rose to 1.1 million hectares from 747,140 hectares a year ago. Similarly, the acreage under maize was 408,659 hectares, up from 256,419 hectares last year.The area sown under all oilseeds so far was 53,610 hectares, up from 52,668 hectares a year ago. Under oilseeds, the acreage under safflower fell to 31,268 hectares from 36,993 hectares last year, according to the report. The water level in dams across Maharashtra was 77.7% of the live storage capacity as of Tuesday, compared with 61.9% a year ago, according to data from the state water resources department.

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