Crop Weather Report 31/12/2009

Cardamom
India
Post harvesting of cardamom continues in the states of Kerela, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Farmers are expecting a good harvest for the season 2009-10.
The price of Indian cardamom are expected to rise by 50% due to decline in global production.

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International
Guatemala
Arrivals of cardamom continue from Guatemala. However. the production of cardamom has declined by 3000 tonnes in the year 2009-10.


Sri Lanka
Light scattered rainfall along with normal temperature is beneficial for cardamom which is in capsule development stage.




Barley
India
Light scattered rainfall along with mild day temperatures and low night temperatures in the states of Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is conducive for the barley crop which is in vegetative and reproductive stage.
Mild day time temperature and low night temperature in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir are beneficial for the barley crop which is also in vegetative stage.

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International
Australia
Post harvesting activities continue in Australia. Production is likely to be higher for the season 2009-10 despite less rainfall in the barley producing regions.


Iraq
Normal day time temperatures and low night temperatures are conducive for the rain-fed barley crop which is in vegetative growth stage.




Rice
India
Harvesting of rice is almost completed in north-eastern states and Bihar.
Light scattered rainfall along with normal temperature in the states of Tamil Nadu,Kerela and south Karnataka will be conducive for the paddy crop which is in growth stages.

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International
USA
Rice production fell in the state of Texas due to severe drought. Fall in production was also reported from Louisiana due to late rains.

China
Below normal temperature in the eastern parts of the country delayed harvesting of paddy crop.



Sugarcane
India
Harvesting of sugarcane continues in the states of Haryana, Uttar Prasesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
Scattered rainfall in the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will be beneficial for the standing sugarcane crop.
Ground frost due to low temperature in the states of Punjab, Haryana, & west Uttar Pradesh may affect the standing crop and need immediate irrigation.

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International
Brazil
Record crop of sugarcane expected in Brazil. The total sugarcane production for the year 2009-10 is expected to be 612.2 million tonnes,7% higher than the previous year.