India's kharif sowing acreage drops 23% due to a 42% deficient monsoon, impacting crop production amid Super El Nino forecasts.

India's kharif sowing acreage drops 23% due to a 42% deficient monsoon, impacting crop production amid Super El Nino forecasts.

Paddy (rice), the main kharif crop, saw a decline of 25.17% to 2.57 million hectares. Despite the government's push to plant legumes and oilseeds, pulses sowing was down 30.48% to…

India's southwest monsoon recorded a 42% rainfall deficit in June, potentially making it the third driest June in a century amid emerging El Niño conditions.

Kharif crop sowing plummets 23% due to delayed monsoon and low reservoir levels, raising concerns for agricultural output.

The India Meteorological Department has forecast seasonal rainfall at 90% of the long-period average this year.

Only 9 out of 36 meteorological subdivisions, having one-fourth share in India’s geographical area, have reported “normal or higher” rainfall

The area sown so far is just 15% of Gujarat’s normal Kharif acreage of around 85 lakh hectares, highlighting the extent to which weak monsoon activity has disrupted farm operations

July brings a worrying forecast for India as monsoon rains are predicted to be below normal, falling short of 94% of the long-term average. This situation could adversely affect…