Agri Picks Report January 24, 2024: Geojit

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Geojit's report on Agri Picks

The area under rabi crops in Gujarat was at 4.59 mln ha in the current season as of Monday, up 3% from 4.46 mln ha last year, according to data from the state agriculture department. The area under maize in the state rose nearly 9% on year to 115,426 ha. Gujarat is one of the top 10 states in India producing maize. The acreage of rabi cereals was down 1.5% on year at 1.40 mln ha. However, the area under wheat, the key rabi crop grown in the state, has been falling during the current rabi season. Wheat acreage was down 3.6% at 1.25 mln ha, from 1.29 mln ha a year ago. The area of wheat grown on irrigated land in the state was 1.22 mln ha, down from 1.27 mln ha a year ago. While the acreage of wheat grown on the unirrigated land is 25,231 ha, which is lower than 26,820 ha. The normal area for the crop, which is the average of the last three years, is 1.30 mln ha. Wheat, cotton, mustard, and cumin are the main rabi crops in Gujarat. Also, the state is known for growing vegetables like onion, potato, and tomato during this season. The acreage of rabi pulses was down 16.2% on year at 676,416 ha. The acreage of chana, the major pulse in Gujarat and accounting for 93% of the rabi pulses, was at 630,457 ha, down from 764,463 ha a year ago. Of the total oilseed acreage at 277,781 ha, mustard was sown across 277,332 ha, and was down 9.1% on year from 307,369 ha, the data showed. The area under jeera has more than doubled to 561,306 ha, from 275,832 ha last year. The normal area for the crop is 350,666 ha. Gujarat is the largest producer of the spice. The acreage under coriander was down 43% on year at 127,035 ha. Gujarat is the second-largest producer of the spice. Among other crops, sowing of tobacco was down 2.5% from the previous year at 134,959 ha, while that of sugarcane rose to 197,103 ha from 179,524 ha. Sowing of vegetables dropped marginally to 203,239 ha from 201,230 ha last year. Acreage of potato, on other hand, rose slightly to 134,857 ha from 131,432 ha the previous year. The area under fodder was at 602,286 ha, down from 610,130 ha in the year-ago period.

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