estimate of district wise acreage under guar production using satellite data. District wise areas as determined for September 2009 are as under:
Districts | Crop area estimate(Thousand hectare) |
Gujrat |
|
Sabarkantha | 12.5 |
Kheda | 0.95 |
Patan | 12.8 |
Ahmedabad | 1.2 |
|
|
Punjab |
|
Bhatinda | 12.9 |
Faridkot | 1.5 |
Firozpur | 10.1 |
Sangrur | 0.9 |
|
|
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer | 290.5 |
Jodhpur | 170.9 |
Bikaner | 190 |
Ganganagar | 130.2 |
Sikar | 99.6 |
Jaipur | 70.2 |
Barmer | 350.2 |
Churu | 412.2 |
Dausa | 15.2 |
Nagaur | 170.5 |
Guar
India
A low production expectation has been there from poor rains the growing areas in
Rajasthan and Haryana received this year.
Guar demand picked up substantially on higher prices.
International
USA
Guar is grown in souther part of USA. Localized moderate rains (25-75 mm) delayed harvesting of guar crop.
Pakistan
Dry season encouraged harvesting of Guar. The total production of guar decreased due to
delayed monsoon.
Sudan
High temperature and low humidity increased harvesting process.