Monsoon Watch

With reservoir levels healthy and sowing activity robust, the monsoon’s impact on the Indian economy appears largely positive

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Monsoon Watch | The perils of an extended monsoon

If the monsoon gets extended, it can impact the kharif crop, thereby potentially putting pressure on food inflation

Monsoon Watch: Withdrawal to begin this week, first advance estimates show a moderation in sowing area

The season is set to close with a healthy growth over the average. While sowing is also estimated to be higher over a year ago, the initial high growth estimates have been pared

Monsoon Watch: Rainfall overstays its welcome

The rains are digging in their heels for now, posing a risk for agricultural output

Monsoon Watch: Tail risks emerge for rainfall and agriculture

While the overall picture on the rainfall and crop sowing fronts looks good, a delayed withdraw poses a harvest risk

Monsoon Watch: Leading up to a satisfactory innings

Rainfall trends continue to look healthy barring one region, supporting the agricultural economy’s outlook

Monsoon watch: The recovery continues

The monsoon is showing a healthy trend now as rainfall recovers in underperforming regions, sowing trends remain healthy

Monsoon Watch: Rainfall recovers, sowing in good spirits

After a long interval the Northwestern and Central India clusters are seeing higher rainfall and sowing trends are looking better

Monsoon Watch: Slight pick-up, underperforming regions improved

Cumulative rainfall rose by 2 percent over the long period average as Northwest and Central India regions received more rainfall. Sowing trends are broadly unchanged

Monsoon Watch: Rainfall stuck in a rut, sowing is better off

Rainfall is flat compared to the normal levels as of August 7. While growth in the crop area is not as robust as in June, it’s still in positive territory

Monsoon Watch: Rainfall disappoints in July

All of July has seen rainfall trends head downward, mainly due to two clusters of Northwest and Central India. So far, sowing has held up

Monsoon watch: The downtrend continues

Two regions are contributing to a sharp deceleration in rainfall. While sowing is healthy over a year ago, the gap over the normal sowing area is also decelerating.

Monsoon Watch: Initial exuberance on farm sector needs to be tempered

The rainfall trend is showing a decelerating trend, with the Northwest cluster the main culprit. That appears to affect sowing but is still healthy over a year ago

Monsoon Watch: Rains step up, lend push to sowing

The trend of deceleration in rainfall reversed this week and sowing trends picked up pace, even in paddy

Monsoon watch: Rainfall moderates further, sowing healthy but for one blip

A declining trend in rainfall is a cause for concern but the Northwest cluster is mainly to blame. Sowing remains healthy, except for a blip in rice--the main Kharif crop

Monsoon watch: Rainfall moderates, sowing soars

Cumulative rainfall is still well above normal levels but sowing sets a scorching space

Monsoon watch: Upswing in sowing

Early in the season rainfall lags a bit but sowing picks up speed, especially in pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds