Agri Picks Report November 12, 2024: Geojit Financial Services

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Geojit Financial Services's report on Daily Agri Picks

Farmers in Telangana have sown rabi crops across 221,094 acres as of Wednesday, up 37.9% on year from 160,228 acres sown in the same period last year, according to a report released by the state's agriculture department. The acreage under groundnut in the state so far was 113,927 acres, up 26.1% on year from 90,344 acres a year ago, the report showed. The total area sown with oilseeds as of Wednesday was 115,374 acres, up from 91,795 acres sown a year ago. Groundnut acreage accounts for 98.7% of the total oilseed acreage. Rabi crops are sown between October and November, after the monsoonal rains are over, and harvested between April and June. The normal acreage for the season in Telangana is 6.4 million acres, the report said. One acre is around 0.4 hectares. The acreage under bengal gram, or desi chana, rose to 44,650 acres from 28,302 acres a year ago, according to the report. The area sown with black gram, or urad, also rose to 13,941 acres from 9,832 acres last year. The total area under all pulses was 59,386 acres, up 52.3% on year from 38,998 acres sown a year ago. Maize acreage in the state jumped to 25,012 acres from 16,039 acres a year ago, the report showed. On the other hand, the area under jowar fell to 2,501 acres from 3,882 acres last year. The acreage under tobacco in the state so far was 2,393 acres, up from 1,790 acres in the corresponding period last year. Most kharif crops in the state are in the "maturity to harvesting stage", the department said in the report. The harvesting and post-harvest handling operations as well as marketing of the harvested produce are in progress. Tur and late-sown paddy are in the flowering stage and the crop condition is good, according to the report.

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