Good rains have boosted sowing of the kharif crops which farmers have sown in record 1095.37 lakh hectares.
Dr. Hanish Kumar Sinha, Head – Research & Development, National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC) has released NBHC’s First Kharif Crop Estimates for the year 2020-21. According to the estimation, total Rice production is expected to show marginal improvements in area by 6.74 per cent but production is expected to decline by 2.20 per cent than last year.
Kharif crops
This kharif season, acreage is expected to increase by 2.31 per cent but still we are expecting a 5.71 per cent lower crop size because of heavy rain is seen affecting yield of the standing crop in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka both key growers of kharif maize. Jowar is expected to decline by 1.17 per cent despite increase in production by 1.22 per cent. Bajra acreage is expected to increase marginally by 3.71 per cent but production is expected decline significantly by 14.40 per cent.
Pulses
In the pulses sector, acreage and production of Tur is expected to increase by 9.78 per cent and 5.48 per cent respectively. Urad area is expected to increase by 1.47 per cent whereas production is expected to increase significantly by 45.38 per cent. Moong is increase by 19.70 per cent whereas the production is expected lower by 3.91 per cent.
Oilseeds
Groundnut acreage expected to improve by 38.61 per cent but the production is expected significantly lowered by 14.69 per cent. Castor area and production is expected to decline by 11.51 per cent and 23.74 per cent.
Cash crops
Cotton is expected up by 4.17 per cent but decline in production by 4.06. Sugarcane area and production is expected up by 2.19 per cent and 2.72 per cent respectively
