Agri Picks Report October 30, 2024: Geojit Financial Services

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Geojit Financial Services's report on Daily Agri Picks

Farmers in Gujarat have sown kharif crops over 8.49 million hectares as of Oct. 14, down slightly by 1.4% on year, according to the final kharif sowing report released by the state's agriculture department. The state had kharif crops sown over 8.61 million hectares in the same period last year. The normal area under kharif crops, which is the average of the last three years, was 8.56 million hectares, of which the state covered 99.2% this year. The total oilseed acreage in the state was 2.91 million hectares, up from 2.68 million hectares last year. Under oilseeds, the acreage under groundnut was 1.91 million hectares, up from 1.64 hectares a year ago. The area sown under soybean rose 13.2% on year to 300,773 hectares from 265,738 hectares a year ago, while castor seed acreage fell to 646,334 hectares from 724,190 hectares last year. The acreage under paddy as of Oct. 14 rose to 886,779 hectares from 873,320 hectares a year ago, the report showed. The area sown under maize also rose slightly to 286,060 hectares from 282,463 hectares sown a year ago. On the other hand, the acreage under bajra fell to 168,315 hectares from 197,168 hectares a year ago, according to the report. The area sown under total pulses in the state was 406,711 hectares, up from 377,346 hectares a year ago, the report said. Under pulses, the acreage under tur rose to 244,250 hectares from 214,880 hectares last year, while moong acreage fell to 55,222 hectares from 64,619 hectares sown a year ago. Cotton acreage as of Oct. 14 fell to 2.37 million hectares from 2.68 million hectares last year, the report showed. The total area sown under all vegetables was 269,742 hectares, up from 260,360 hectares a year ago.

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