Agri Picks Report January 02, 2024: Geojit

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Geojit's report on Agri Picks

The area under rabi crops in Rajasthan was down 2.5% on year at 10.79 mln ha in the current season as of Friday, according to a release by the state agriculture department. The area sown so far has covered 92.1% of the targeted 11.72 mln ha area for the season. Mustard, the key cash crop grown in the state, was sown across 3.63 mln ha, down 5.8% from a year ago. The state has set a target of 4.10 mln ha for mustard this season, down 9.9% from the total area sown last year. Rajasthan is the top producer of mustard in the country and produces nearly half of the total produce in the country. The area under oilseeds was at 3.78 mln ha, down from 3.98 mln ha a year ago. The target for the current season has been set at 4.36 mln ha, lower than last year's total sown area of 4.70 mln ha. The acreage of gram, also known as chana, accounted for 97.8% of the pulses sown in the state at 1.93 mln ha. The total area under pulses was 1.97 mln ha, down 9.1% from a year ago. As of Friday, sowing of wheat, the major foodgrain of rabi season, was at 2.84 mln ha, down nearly 4.2% from 2.97 mln ha a year ago. The acreage of rabi cereals was down 2.4% on year at 3.29 mln ha. The area under barley was up 11% at 454,472 ha. The state is the largest producer of barley in the country. The acreage of jeera, of which Rajasthan is the second-largest producer, was at 677,212 ha, up from 579,140 ha, a year ago. As of Friday, sowing of coriander was at 48,675 ha, down from 54,610 ha last year. Rajasthan is the third-largest producer of the spice. The area under rabi crops in Rajasthan was down 2.5% on year at 10.79 mln ha in the current season as of Friday, according to a release by the state agriculture department. The area sown so far has covered 92.1% of the targeted 11.72 mln ha area for the season. Mustard, the key cash crop grown in the state, was sown across 3.63 mln ha, down 5.8% from a year ago. The state has set a target of 4.10 mln ha for mustard this season, down 9.9% from the total area sown last year. Rajasthan is the top producer of mustard in the country and produces nearly half of the total produce in the country. The area under oilseeds was at 3.78 mln ha, down from 3.98 mln ha a year ago. The target for the current season has been set at 4.36 mln ha, lower than last year's total sown area of 4.70 mln ha. The acreage of gram, also known as chana, accounted for 97.8% of the pulses sown in the state at 1.93 mln ha. The total area under pulses was 1.97 mln ha, down 9.1% from a year ago. As of Friday, sowing of wheat, the major foodgrain of rabi season, was at 2.84 mln ha, down nearly 4.2% from 2.97 mln ha a year ago. The acreage of rabi cereals was down 2.4% on year at 3.29 mln ha.The area under barley was up 11% at 454,472 ha. The state is the largest producer of barley in the country. The acreage of jeera, of which Rajasthan is the second-largest producer, was at 677,212 ha, up from 579,140 ha, a year ago.

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