kharif crop Archives

Area under cane cultivation rises 1.5% year-on-year to 57.58 lakh hectare

India’s sugarcane area reached 57.58 lakh hectares as of 24 July, up 1.5% year-on-year and 6.2% above the normal area. It was...

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Kharif sowing gap with last year narrows further during week ended July 24

India’s kharif sowing deficit narrowed to 4.7% by 24 July, with 78.73 million hectares planted, aided by monsoon rains. Gaps across major...

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El Niño leaves Andhra farmers in distress as crops wither

A prolonged El Niño-induced dry spell has put Andhra Pradesh's Kharif crops on 8.91 lakh hectares under severe moisture stress. Despite official...

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Wheat News in English

India’s wheat production will likely be affected by climate this crop year

Experts warned that emerging El Niño conditions could affect India’s 2026/27 wheat crop by delaying kharif harvests and subsequent wheat sowing. Weather...

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Wheat News in English

Centre urges farmers to shift to short-duration crops amid monsoon deficit

India has intensified contingency measures for the Kharif season as the rainfall deficit improved from 33% in June to 24% in July....

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E-auction of grains frozen amid kharif uncertanties

Despite record food grain stocks, the Indian government has not earmarked rice and wheat for open market e-auctions in FY2026–27, citing uncertainty...