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INDIA: SOUTHERN PEANUT GROWING REGION NEEDS RAIN
Background on Indian Monsoon | Kharif Peanut Production map | Kharif Cotton Production map
Previous Reports: | July 15 Report | June 15 Report |
Monsoon: Week Six
Report:
"Performance of the monsoon during the week ending July 12
was generally satisfactory with 22 of 35 weather subdivisions
receiving normal or above normal rainfall. Heavier than normal
rains fell along the west coast peninsular and Uttar Pradesh.
Drought affected Gujarat state received exceptionally heavy
rains, whereas West Rajasthan received only scanty rains. Major
irrigated rice growing regions of East Uttar Pradesh, Orissa,
West Bengal and Bihar received significantly below normal rains.
Rains in the soybean belt of West Madhya Pradesh were also below
normal. Cumulative rainfall since the beginning of the monsoon
season was normal or above normal in 26 of 35 weather
subdivisions, notable exceptions being Madhya Pradesh (soybean
and rice), Rajasthan (millet), Saurashtra(peanut and
cotton)." - As
reported by USDA-FAS Agricultural Counselor's office in New
Delhi, India.
Monsoon Seasonal Review and Impacts:
The southwest monsoon officially arrived at the southern tip of
India on June 1st. The monsoon's progress has been generally
satisfactory in most regions. During the week ending July 12
rainfall amounts were below normal in west Rajasthan and some of
the eastern states. The irrigated areas will not be affected by
the dry spell. However, the peanut area of Tamil Nadu is showing
a significant deficit for the season. The following rainfall maps
(Peanut, Cotton) depict the seasonal
situation, specifically cumulative precipitation amount expressed
as fraction of the 30 year normal received during the same time
period.
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India Cotton and Monsoon Progress | top of page
India Peanut and Monsoon Progress | top of page
India
Monsoon Information | top of page
Monsoon Background: The southwest monsoon
typically enters the mainland over Kerala in the first week of
June. It moves northward to cover the whole of India by mid-July.
It starts withdrawing from mid-September. The southwest monsoon
is critical to the development of Indian agricultural production.
The southwest monsoon provides 80 percent of India's total
precipitation and is critical to the development of its major
food and commercial crops such as rice, coarse grains, pulses,
peanuts, soybeans and cotton. Planting of the largely rainfed
kharif (monsoon season) crops, which include rice, sorghum, corn,
millet, peanut, soybean and cotton will begin after the monsoon
firmly establishes itself over the major producing states and
planting will continue through July and early August. Farmers in
the northern rice surplus states of Punjab and Haryana, where
irrigation is available, often complete rice transplanting prior
to the monsoon arrival.. This season's pre-monsoon, or early
season rains in central, in south and east India should provide a
favorable early season planting conditions for rice, soybeans,
sorghum and corn. The country's economy is to a large extent
dependent on monsoon rains.
For more information, contact Jim Crutchfield with the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division on (202) 690-0135 or by e-mail at crutchfieldj@fas.usda.gov.
