Crop Weather Report 29/07/2010

Groundnut:

Gujarat
Among the districts Surat, Bhavnagar, Amreli, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Surendranagar, Sabarkantha the temperature is ranging between 25-31 C and relative humidity is ranging 80-90 %.The rainfall received for last ten days varied between 117-312 mm . The continuing and forecasted weather condition indicate more rainfall. Early sown crop will be favourably influenced for the growth and establishment of the crop. Weather is also favourable for the completion of sowing .

Rajasthan
The cumulative rainfall and temperature for the last ten days varied between 70-105 mm and temperature 26-35 C among the districts Sikar, Tonk, Jodhpur and Bikaner. The late arrival of rains delayed the sowing. However, the prevailing weather condition are very much favourable for sowing, germination and establishment of the crop.

Karnataka
The major growing districts Bijapur, Belgaum, Gadag, Bellary, Kolar, Chitradurga and Tumkur received rainfall earlier that enabled for sowing in the end of June and first week of July. The cumulative rain received in last ten days varied between 24 - 464 mm. Groundnut crop does not requires heavy rain and stagnation of water in the field. Therefore drainage of excess water from the field is essential and wherever rain are normal growth will be satisfactory.

The major groundnut growing districts of Tamil Nadu(Vellore, Erode and Namakkal) received less rainfall and temperature varied between 22-31 C .Due to early receipt of rainfall sowing was is almost completed and crop is in growth stage. The mild temperature and less rainfall is also very much helpful for the growth and pegging of the crop.

The widespread rainfall in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab facilitated the growth of the early sown crop. Excess rain water should be drained out to avoid stagnation in the field otherwise crop growth will be hampered.

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Black pepper

The flowering is continued from May to August, which requires moderate temperature and intermittent rainfall with good drainage for the berry development . The state wise details are given as under :

Kerala
The major pepper producing districts Kannur, Kasargod ,Kozikhode, Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvanthapuram received good amount of rainfall however it is forecasted that
heavy rainfall likely to takes place. Excess rain water may affect the crop therefore, utmost care is taken to drain out the excess rain water.

Tamil Nadu
Among the major pepper producing districts Namakkal, Nilgiris and Dindigul received fair amount of
rainfall which is very much congenial for flowering and berry development .

The rainfall received in both the above states is also helpful for the establishment of new rooted saplings.

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Guar

Rajasthan
The major growing districts Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Churu , Bikaner , Jaipur, Sikar , Jhunjhunu , Jaiselmer, Barmer, Jodhpur and Dausa received widespread rainfall and mild temperature which is very much congenial for growth and establishment of the crop.

Gujarat
The major guar producing districts Patan, Sabarkantha , Mahesena , Banaskantha and Kachchh received fair amount of rainfall which is very much congenial for the growth and development of the crop.

Haryana
The widespread rainfall in the major growing districts Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Rewari and Sirsa facilitated growth and development of the crop.
Rain water should not stagnate and must be drained out because guar crop is very much susceptible and it may be damaged if excess water stay in the field for longer period.

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Crop Weather Report 28/07/2010

Maize
Andhra Pradesh
Among the maize producing districts Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Krishna, West Godavari, Mahabubnagar, Guntur ,the cumulative ten days rainfall received is 65- 133mm and the temperature varied between 24-31 C which is very much beneficial for the vegetative growth of the crop.

Karnataka
The widespread rainfall and moderate temperature among the major growing districts Belgaum, Haveri, Bellary, Gadag, Bagalkot, Hassan and Shimoga is 88-379 mm and 19-27 C which is beneficial for the crop. However, excess rain water should not stagnate in the field otherwise crop will be damaged.

Madhya Pradesh
The cumulative rainfall for last ten days in the major producing districts Chindwara, Betul, Rajgarh, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Sidhi, Shivpuri is 90-218 mm and the temperature varied between 24-34 C. Overall weather condition are very much favourable for the growth and development of the crop.

The major maize producing districts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan received late monsoon that delayed sowing however, the prevailing good weather conditions have been very much favourable for the early growth and development of the crop. The continuing mild temperature and distributed rainfall will boost the production.

Excess rain water if stagnate in the maize crop field, the roots are affected and crop is damaged. Therefore, proper care is required for draining out excess water from the field.

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Mung

Maharashtra
The major growing districts of Maharashtra Dhule, Jalgaon, Amravati, Akola, Washim, Buldhana, Aurangabad, Jalna, Nanded and Beed received cumulative rainfall for last ten days which varied between 65-100 mm except for Nanded where rainfall was only 28 mm . The temperature range is 22-31 C, overall weather condition among the above districts is very much congenial for the vegetative growth of the crop.
Excess rain water should not stagnate in the field and it should be drained quickly.


Rajasthan
Among the major growing districts Jhunjhunun, Churu, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalor, Bhilwara, Ajmer, Tonka and Jaipur received cumulative rainfall (65-193mm) in the last ten days and temperature is varying between 25-36 C. Crop sowing was delayed due to late receipt of rainfall however, late rain facilitated the sowing of the crop and its early growth . Late sown crop will be less affected with the virus.

Andhra Pradesh
Among the districts Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam, EastGodavari, Krishna and Srikakulam rain was received earlier which enabled the farmers to sow the crop from middle of June to the end of June. The widespread rainfall, hot and humid condition is very much congenial for the growth of the crop. The forecasted weather condition is also favourable for initiation of flowering and pod development.

Karnataka
Mung producing districts Gulbarga, Bijapur, Belgaum, Dharwad and Haveri received rainfall which varied 45-351 mm in the last ten days. The crop was sown early ,the prevailing weather condition is favourable for the growth of the crop however, excess rain water must be drained out from the mung plots.

In the state of Bihar ,Uttar Pradesh , Punjab, Gujarat .The widespread rain in the month of July helped in sowing of the crop among above states. As per weather forecast ,the intermittent rain will benefit the crop. Excess rain water should not stagnate the field otherwise crop will be damaged .

The overall condition of the crop is satisfactory except for the districts which was affected by the flood.
Mung crop is more susceptible to stagnating rain water. Therefore, utmost care should be taken to drain out excess water.

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Cashew
Cashew crop best adopted to coastal regions and requires 600-4500 mm rainfall .The suitable temperature is 28 C is best for growth however, it can tolerate the temperature upto 36 C.
Among the major producing states are Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu , Orissa, Maharashtra received wide rainfall, humid and hot condition is continuing . The forecasted weather condition is very much favourable for the pruning and training which will help for flushing in October and November .
The forecasted weather condition is also favourable for transplanting of fresh sapling.


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Crop Weather Report 27/07/2010

Onion
Kharif onion crop requires 10-11 hr. sunshine and 15-21 C for vegetative growth.

Maharastra
Among the districts(Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune and Satara) at present , the temperature is varying between 21-27 C. The cumulative rainfall received for the last ten days is in between 174-401mm except in Ahmednagar where cumulative rainfall was only 40 mm. The weather condition is very much favourable for the transplanting and establishment of seedling. It is also forecasted that rain will be continued which will facilitate further transplanting.

Andhra Pradesh
Onion is transplanted among the districts Srikakulam, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool and Cuddapah in the month of May and June .The temperature is varying between 22-30 C and cumulative rainfall for the last ten days varied between 70-91 mm.The present and forecasted weather condition will be very much congenial for the growth of the crop.

Tamil Nadu
Onion transplanting is completed in April-May in the district Coimbatore, Teni, Namakkal, Salem and Dharmapuri . The temperature is varying between 18-30 C. The cumulative rain varied between 12-87 mm wherever rains are scanty that requires irrigation to boost the crop. However, overall weather is favourable for the crop.

Karnataka
Among the districts (Dharwar, Bagalkot, Bijapur and Kolar) transplanting of onion is in progress .The temperature is varying between 21-27 C . The cumulative rain varied between 27-211 mm. The present weather condition is favourable for transplanting and establishment of seedling.

In the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan the seed is sown in the nursery .The widespread rain and receding temperature will be helpful for the growth of nursery.

The overall condition due to widespread monsoon congenial temperature and RH will be helpful for boosting the production of onion in the country.

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Basmati Rice

Haryana
Basmati Rice producing districts (Sirsa, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Karnal, Panipat and Sonipat) received cumulative rainfall for the last ten days which varied between 85-131 mm and temperature variation was 25-34 C . The forecasted and present weather condition are very much favourable for the initial growth and development of the crop.
In the flood affected areas re-transplanting is in progress which is supported by regular rainfall.

Punjab
The major basmati producing districts (Amritsar, Rupnagar and Patiala) received the cumulative ten days rainfall which varied between 105-180 mm. Weather condition is favourable, however flood affected fields required re-transplanting .The forecasted rainfall and temperature will be helpful for the established crop as well as for transplanting.

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Sugarcane South
In south India planting of sugarcane is done in January-February . In addition Maharashtra and Karnataka planting is done in December-February, October-November and July-August. The widespread rain from middle of the June and continued hot humid condition boost the grand growth stage of early sown crop. The continuing rainfall will provide sufficient moisture for July-August planting.

The widespread rain received and forecasted rain will boost the overall production in the country.

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Crop Weather Report 26/07/2010

Cotton

Punjab
In the major growing area of Punjab (Faridkot, Muktsar, Bhatinda, Ferozpur and Mansa), Cotton crop is in growth stage .The prevailing humid hot weather condition and very good cumulative rainfall for the last ten days have facilitated vegetative growth of the crop which will help for square formation and flowering.

In the central zone, the states of Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra received widespread rainfall which facilitated sowing of cotton crop in the last week of June and first week of July. The continuing hot and humid condition and well distributed rainfall facilitated the growth and development of the crop . It is expected that during this year cotton production will be increased.

Andhra Pradesh
Among the major districts Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Guntur, Nalgonda and Warangal the cumulative rainfall for last ten days varied between 75-123mm and the temperature variation was between 24-33 C which is very much congenial for the early-growth stage of the cotton crop.

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Sugarcane North
Sugarcane planting is done in northern Indian states in February and March and sometime late in March-April after wheat harvesting. It is also planted in January-February in Bihar. The widespread rainfall and prevailing humid and hot condition is very much congenial for the growth of the crop.

The favourable condition may boost up the production of the sugarcane. Good production of sugarcane is expected in Northern India.

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Turmeric
Turmeric crop requires warm and humid climate, temperature range 20-30 C and rainfall of 1500 mm . It is planted from April to July with the receipt of early monsoon shower .

The major producing states are Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Dhamapuri, Villupparam and Vellore), Andhra Pradesh (Kurnool, Guntur, East Godavari, West Godavari, Warangal, Krishna, Rangareddy, Medak, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Chuddapah), Karnataka (Belgaun, Bagalkot, Mysore and Chamrajnagar), Maharashtra(Sangli and Satara) and Orissa (Koratpur, Kalahandi, Pulbani, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Kendujhargarh and Balasur). The early sown crop is in vegetative phase .The widespread rainfall among the above states and humid hot condition prevailing is very much congenial for proper growth of early sown crop and will also help for establishment and development of late sown crop. It is expected that production will be increased during this season.

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Crop Weather Report 23/07/2010

Soyabean
Soybean is a short day plant. It completes its life cycle in 100 days under Indian condition whereas it completes its lifecycle in 180 days in other countries where yield level is very high. It require frequent rainfall for growth and high RH for seed development and dry period for maturity .Delay sowing beyond 15th of July drastically reduces the yield level in India . Continous rain, overcasted condition helps in the spread of soybean mosaic disease. The statewise progress is given as under :

Madhya Pradesh
Among the major producing districts (Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Harda, Khandwa, Seoni, Chindwara, Balaghat, Hosangabad, Sehore and Raisen), the cumulative rainfall for the last ten days varied between 55-122 mm , temperature varied between 23-32 C and RH 80-90 % . The rains are also forecasted upto end of July. The above weather condition is very much congenial for the initial growth and development of soybean

Maharashtra
The major soybean producing area (Wardha, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Nanded, Yavatmal, Amravati, Sangli, Satara, Latur, Osmanabad, Kolhapur, Beed, Jalna, Parbhani, Nashik, Ahmadnagar, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Hingoli and Akola . Received 60-200mm rainfall and temperature varied 21-31 C and RH 90-95 % . The weather conditions has been very much favourable and forecasted weather will be helpful for the growth and development of the crop which may boost the production.


Rajasthan
The major producing districts Pali, Rajasmand, Baran, Kota, Chittaurgarh, Jhalawar, Barmer and Udaipur . The cumulative rainfall for ten days varied between 30-60 mm and exception is Barmer where rainfall was only 15 mm ,temperature is also comparatively high .The prevailing weather condition is not very much congenial due to high temperature and poor rainfall which may affect the crop growth.
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Coffee
The major producing districts in the states Karnataka( Haveri, Chikmanglur and Kodagu) , Kerala(Kasargod, Kannur, Palakkad and Wayanad) and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Salem, Dhamapuri and Dindigul) received good amount of rainfall for the last ten days and the rainfall pattern will be continued. The weather condition is favourable for the berry development.
Fresh planted saplings will get the advantage from the weather condition for their growth and development.

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Black Pepper
The crop remain in flowering from May to August,which requires moderate temperature and frequent rainfall with good drainage for the berry development . The state wise details are given as under :

Kerala
The major pepper producing districts Kannur, Kasargod ,Kozikhode, Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvanthapuram received good amount of rainfall and likely to get rainfall which is very much congenial for flowering and berry development.

Tamil Nadu
Among the major pepper producing districts Namakkal, Nilgiris and Dindigur received good amount of
rainfall which is very much congenial for continued flowering and berry development .

The rainfall received in both the above states is also helpful for the growth of new rooted saplings.

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Crop Weather Report 22/07/2010

Tea

Among the major tea producing districts of Kerala(Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki, Kottayam, Kollam, Wayanad and Thiruvanthapuram) and Karnataka (Hassan, Chikmagalur and Medikari) received heavy rainfall for the last ten days and it is forecasted that both the above states will get rainfall in coming fortnight .The weather condition is very much favourable for the regular flush for July-August picking of fresh buds and leaves.

The mild rains received in the districts of Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Madurai and Nilgiri) will also be useful for July-August picking of leaves .

The weather condition is very much congenial for the growth of fresh transplanted tea seedlings which is done in April-May.

The major tea producing districts of Himachal Pradesh(Mandi, Kangra and Chamba) and Assam(Darrang, lakhimpur, Karbianglong, Goalpara, NorthCacharslill, Dibrugara, Cachar and Naraon ) where plucking is done weekly from April-December. The widespread rainfall received and fair amount of rain forecasted will be very much congenial for the development of buds and leaves and will boost the production.

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Maize

Andhra Pradesh
Among the maize producing districts Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Krishna, West Godavari, Mahabubnagar, Guntur ,the widespread rain received is very much beneficial for the growth of the crop.

Among the other maize growing states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh ,the rainfall received, forecasted rainfall, prevailing temperature and RH will be very much beneficial for the establishment and growth of the crop.

In Rajasthan state, amount of rainfall received among the maize growing districts Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Banswara, Ajmer, Bundi, Bhilwara, Rajasmand is very much favourable establishment and growth of the crop. The forecasted weather condition is also congenial for the overall growth of the crop.

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Chilli
In the major growing states Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharshtra, Karnataka where widespread rains received ,favourable temperature and RH facilitated the transplanting of chilli seedlings among the above states .The forecasted weather condition will be very much favourable for the establishment and growth of the seedling.
The weather condition is also very much favourable for the green chilli yield among the above states .

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Crop Weather Report 21/07/2010

Cotton:
The widespread rain received in the major growing districts of Punjab( Faridkot, Bhatinda, Mansa, Ferozpur, Mukhtsar) will facilitate square formation and growth of the crop wherever crop is not affected due to flood, the weather condition is very much congenial for crop development as a whole.

The rains received in the month of July in the major cotton growing districts of Gujarat, Maharasthra and Andhra Pradesh have helped the sowing of hybrid and other cotton long staple varieties. The forecasted weather condition will be helpful for the establishment and growth of the crop .

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Sesamum
It is grown in June and July purely as a rainfed crop in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Chattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan. The rain received in the second fortnight of June in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra facilitated sowing and germination. Where as late receipt of monsoon in other states delayed the sowing of sesamum crop .

The forecasted widespread rains among the above states will help the better crop condition and may boost the production during this year.

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Cardamom

Among the major districts of Kerala(Kasorgod, Palakkad ,Wayanad ,Iddukki and Pathanamthitta) and Karnataka(Shimoga, Chikmanglore, Hassan and Kodagu)
Cardamom is cultivated above 2500-5000 ft msl under good drainage condition .The crop is in flowering which commences from April-May and continued upto July-August. The rain received and also forecasted regular rain will help the fruit development and also boost the production.

The rainfall received in the major growing districts of Tamil Nadu ( Coimbatore ,Nilgiris and Teni) will be also helpful for flowering and fruit development .
The weather condition as a whole is also very much beneficial for fresh transplanting which is done normally in June-July.

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Crop Weather Report 20/07/2010

Castor:

Gujarat

The cumulative last ten days rainfall and weather condition for castor crop have been very optimum for proper growth and development of early sown crop and also for rainfed sowing in the major producing districts Banaskantha(21.3mm), kachchh(24.8mm), Patan(29.3mm), Mahesana(39.4mm), Sabarkantha(54.8mm), Junagarh(44.6mm), Rajkot(47.3mm), Suredranagar(49.5mm), Ahemdabad(35.6mm), Kheda(55.3mm), Gandhinagar(35.6mm) and Vadodara(91.8mm).

Rajasthan

The rains received for the last ten days is congenial for the sowing of rainfed crop in Rajasthan in most of the castor producing districts except Jodhpur and Barmer where rainfall has been limited .However, it is forecasted that rain may also be received in Jodhpur and Barmer districts which may be helpful to complete the sowing. The cumulative rainfall for last ten days is given as under:
Hanumamgarh(25.8mm), Jodhpur(11mm), Barmer(11.1mm), Pali(44.2mm), Jalor(39.3mm) and Sirohi(47.1mm)

The major castor producing states in southern and central India received a very good cumulative ten days rainfall and forecasted widespread rain will boost the crop growth

Tamil Nadu
(Vellore(114mm), Salem(67mm), Erode(54mm), Coimbatore(53.7mm), Namakkal(81mm), Tiruchchirappalli(45.3mm)).

Karnataka
(Bellary(83mm), Chitradurga(282mm), Tumkur(41.6mm), Hassan(107.6mm), Mandya(52mm), Mysore(93mm) and Bangalore(24mm)),

Andhra Pradesh
(Karimnagar(116mm), Medak(84mm), Rangareddy(86.1mm), Warangal(122mm), Nalgonda(95.8mm), Mahbubnagar(87mm), Guntur(137mm) and Prakasam(147mm)),

Orrisa
(Angul(mm), Dhenkeval(46.5mm), Ganjam(89.6mm), Gajapati(96.2mm), Pulbani(96.2mm), Rayagada(128mm), Kalahandi(138mm), Koratput(106mm) and Navrangapur(110mm))

Maharshtra
(Nashik(56.6mm), Aurangabad(118.9mm), Beed(96.4mm), Nanded(96.4mm), Amravati(50.1mm) and Wardha(101.3mm))

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Groundnut:
The districtwise cumulative receipt of last ten days rainfall is given in the brackets
Karnataka
Bijapur(22.8mm), Belgaum(73mm), Gadag(66.9mm), Bellary(83mm), Kolar(56.8mm), Chitradurga(282.7mm), Tumkur(41.6mm).

Tamil Nadu
Vellore(114mm), Erode(54.7mm), Namakkal(81mm)

Andhra Pradesh
Nalgonda(95.8mm), Kurnool(114mm), Anantpur(142mm), Chitoor(99.3mm)

Madhya Pradesh
Shivpuri(20.6mm), Barwani(78mm)

Gujarat
Rajkot(47.2mm), Bhavnagar(25.9mm), Sabarkantha(54.8mm),Surat(60.7mm), Porbandar(30.6mm), Jamnagar(37mm), Amreli(26.4mm).

Uttar Pradesh
Jhansi(48mm) and Bijnor(174mm)

Punjab
Faridkot(54mm) and Sangrur(52.5mm)

The early rainfall received in the state of Karnataka , Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh facilitated sowing in the second fortnight of June and first week of July. The widespread rain forecasted will be very much congenial for the early growth of the crop. The late arrival of monsoon delayed the sowing in Gujarat ,Uttar Pradesh and Punjab .However, the weather condition and forecasted rainfall will be very much helpful for the germination and establishment of the crop.

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Basmati Rice:

The cumulative rainfall for the last ten days and weather condition ie. moderate temperature, high RH and forecasted rainfall is favourable for late transplanting , establishment of transplanted crop and tillering of early transplanted crop in both the states ie. Haryana and Punjab. The cumulative rainfall for last 10 days is given district wise as under :

Haryana

Sirsa(32mm), Kaithal(51.1mm), Kurukshetra(56.1mm), Ambala(56mm), Karnal(62mm), Panipat(57.4mm) and Sonipat(54.4mm).

Punjab
Amritsar(74mm), Rupnagar(66.7mm) and Patiala(60.9mm)

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Crop Weather Report 19/07/2010

Coffee

There are two types of coffee mainly grown in India ie. “Arabica” at higher elevation and “Robusta” at lower elevation. It requires humid climate well distributed rainfall about 2000 mm anually and temperature range of 15-25 C at higher elevation and 20-30 C at lower elevation. Production of berry is mostly determined by blossom rain(February -April) and backing rain(April-May) . Statewise progress is given as under:

The major producing districts in the states Karnataka( Haveri, Chikmanglur and Kodagu) , Kerala(Kasargod, Kannur, Palakkad and Wayanad) and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Salem, Dhamapuri and Dindigul) received blossom rain from March-April and backing rain from April-May after pruning that is done in January-February . The rains received upto June and forecasted rain is very much congenial for the berry development .
The present weather conditions are also very favourable for planting of fresh seedling .

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Arhar

Uttar Pradesh

Among the major growing districts Kher, Bhariach, Barabanki, Balia, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Allahabad, Paratapgarh, Chitrakoot, Banda, Fatehpur, Kanpur, Jaloan, Aligarh and Bulandshar the long duration arhar is sown from middle of June to middle of July. The widespread rains received and forecasted rain is very much congenial for the early growth of the crop.
The short duration Arhar is sown in Aligarh and Bulandshar under irrigated condition in the first week of June. The present weather condition and forecasted weather condition is favourable for the growth of the crop.


Maharashtra
The widespread rainfall received and forecasted weather condition in the districts Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Akola, Washim, Jalna, Jalgaon, Beed, Osmanabad, Nanded and Parbhani is very much favourable for early development of the crop.

Karnataka
The forecasted rains among the districts Bidar, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bellary, Bijapur, Belgaum, Dharwad, Devngere, Chitradurga, Tumkur and Kolar will be congenial for the early growth of the crop.

Madhya Pradesh
The rain forecasted in the districts (Sidhi, Jabalpur, Chindwara, Betul and Narsimhpur ) is very much congenial for the early development of the crop.

Gujarat
The forecasted weather conditions and rain in the districts Dahod, Narmada, Surat, Vadodara and Bharuch. will help the growth of the crop.

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Soybean

Madhya Pradesh
Among the major soybean producing districts Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Harda, Khandwa, Seoni, Chindwara, Balaghat, Hosangabad, Sehore and Raisen received widespread rainfall and mild rain forecasted will be very much helpful for the early growth of the crop.

Maharashtra
The forecasted rainfall and mild weather conditions in the districts (Wardha, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Nanded, Yavatmal, Amravati, Sangli, Satara, Latur ,Osmanabad, Kolhapur, Beed,Jalna, Parbhani, Nashik, Ahmadnagar, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Hingoli and Akola) will be congenial for the early growth of the crop.

Rajasthan
It is forecasted that mild rains will be received in the major producing districts (Pali, Rajasmand, Baran, Kota, Chittaurgarh, Jhalawar, Barmer and Udaipur) which would be helpful for the early growth of the crop. However, prevailing higher temperature is not favourable for the better growth of the crop.

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Crop Weather Report 16/07/2010

Guar
The temperature regime of 27-35 C is required for growth and development. It can tolerate both shade and frost . It is photosensitive and flowering occurs when it is sown in kharif season. Crop perform well where rainfall ranges 250-500 mm and under sandy soil.
The statewise progress is given as under:

Rajasthan
Among the major growing districts the cumulative rainfall for past ten days was Ganganagar(37mm), Hanumangarh(40mm), Churu(32mm) , Bikaner(15mm) , Jaipur(38 mm), Sikar(35mm) , Jhunjhunu(35mm) , Jaiselmer(30mm) , Barmer(45mm) , Jodhpur(35mm) and Dausa( 54mm) and temperature ranges between 26-40 C . The weather conditions for the past ten days have been very much congenial for the sowing germination and establishment of the crop except for Bikaner where rainfall was very low.

Gujarat
The major guar producing districts received cumulative rainfall for ten days, Patan(59mm), Sabarkantha(53mm) , Mahesena(49mm) , Banaskantha(67mm) and Kachchh(106mm) which is very much congenial for the sowing germination and development of the crop. The temperature is also very much helpful.


Haryana
The widespread rainfall in the major growing districts Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Rewari and Sirsa facilitated sowing and germination of the crop.
However, the recent flood in the Ghaggar have damaged the sown crop. Resowing may be taken after the withdrawal of the flood.

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Groundnut
The widespread rain in the state of Gujarat , Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu facilitated the sowing from June. The weather condition in the month of July was also very much helpful for the sowing, germination and growth of the early sown crop. However, late receipt of rain in Punjab (Faridkot, Sangrur), Uttar Pradesh (Bijnor, Jhansi), Rajasthan (Jodhpur, Bikaner, Sikar, Tonk) delayed sowing of groundnut. The present weather condition in these state is very much favourable for the sowing and germination.


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Turmeric:

Turmeric crop requires warm and humid climate, temperature range 20-30 C and rainfall of 1500 mm .It can be planted from April to July with the receipt of early monsoon shower .
The major producing states are Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Dhamapuri, Villupparam and Vellore ), Andhra Pradesh (Kurnool, Guntur, East Godavari, West Godavari, Warangal, Krishna, Rangareddy, Medak, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Chuddapah), Karnataka (Belgaun, Bagalkot, Mysore and Chamrajnagar), Maharashtra(Sangli and Satara) and Orissa (Koratpur, Kalahandi, Pulbani, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Kendujhargarh and Balasur) . The crop is sown from April-July. The widespread rains received among the above states as well as forecasted weather conditions is very much congenial for the growth of the crop.

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Crop Weather report 15/07/2010

Sugarcane south
Sugarcane requires hot humid climate and 200-300 cm of rainfall for optimum growth .The statewise progress of central and south India is given as under:

Maharashtra
Among the major cane producing districts Pune, Ahmadnagar, Nashik, Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara, Solapur, Osamanabad, Latur, Hingoli, Parbhani and Yavatmal. Cumulative amount of rainfall received for last 10 days varied between and temperature variation was 22-32 C .The weather condition is very much favourable for December-February, October-November and December-February sown crop. The rain and weather condition are also conducive for the planting of July-August crop.

Andhra Pradesh
The major cane producing districts Medak, Nizamabad, Srikakulam, Vizianagram, Vishahapatnam, East Godavari, Krishna, Khammam, Nellore and Chittor fair amount of rainfall received which varied between 80-105 mm and the temperature variation was found between 25-33 C .In the states crop is sown between December and February the high amount of rainfall and favourable weather condition will be really helpful to boost the growth stage which will help for higher production .

Karnataka
The cane producing districts are Bidar, Bellary, Chittradurga, Shimoga, Bagalkot, Belgaum and Bijapur where sowing is done in January -February and July-August.
The cumulative rainfall for the last 10 days varied between 57-165mm and temperature regime was 20-32 C .The prevailing weather conditions is very much congenial for the January-Feburary sown crop and also facilitate the sowing of July-August crop.

Tamil Nadu
The major producing districts Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Villuparam , Perambaur, Cuddalore, Salem, Dharmapuri, Karur, Dindigul, Coimbatore and Erode where cumulative rainfall for the last ten days varied between 80-113mm and temperature 24-34 C
The weather condition is very much favourable for the growth of January-February sown crop.


In general, rain received and weather condition in peninsular and central India is very much favourable for the sowing and for the growth of the January-February sown crop.

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Soybean
Soybean is a short day plan cultivated in warm and moist climate. The favourable temperature for germination is 15-32 C and for growth 30-33 C and beyond 38 C growth is retarded. Against the above crop requirement the state wise weather condition and rainfall is given below:

Madhya Pradesh
Among the major soybean producing districts Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Harda, Khandwa, Seoni, Chindwara, Balaghat, Hosangabad, Sehore and Raisen. The cumulative rainfall varied from 50-150 mm and temperature variation was 24-36 C. The relative humidity was around 80-90 % .The above weather condition was very much congenial for the sowing , germination and for the growth of the crop.

Maharashtra
It is cultivated in the district (Wardha, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Nanded, Yavatmal, Amravati, Sangli, Satara, Latur ,Osmanabad, Kolhapur, Beed,Jalna, Parbhani, Nashik, Ahmadnagar, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Hingoli and Akola) where fair amount of rainfall received between 80-130mm for the last ten days. The weather condition is very much favourable for sowing , germination and early growth of the crop.

Rajasthan
The major producing district (Pali, Rajasmand, Baran, Kota, Chittaurgarh, Jhalawar, Barmer and Udaipur) received late rainfall 25-51 mm which is also comparetively low.
The temperature is also high 27-40 C and comparetively less rainfall may affect the germination and growth of the crop.


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Mung
The kharif Mung crop is sown between 15th June-15th July. It requires 15 C for germination and 20-40 C for growth and maturity, It also requires 12-13 hours day length for proper growth.
The major producing states are Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra , Gujarat, Bihar, Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. In central and southern Indian state rain was received earlier where sowing was done by the end of June. However late receit of rainfall delayed the sowing in North Indian states. For the last ten days monsoon was active in the entire country facilitates growth of early sown crop and also for the sowing.
The recent flood particularly in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan have widely damaged the crop, where submergence happened.

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Crop Weather Report 14/07/2010

Sugarcane North
In northern India sugarcane sowing is undertaken from February-March. The crop requires annual rainfall of 200-300 cm of rainfall for best growth . The statewise progress as per weather condition are given as under:

Uttar Pradesh
The widespread rainfall among the major cane producing districts for the last 10 days (Saharanpur, Muzaffarpur, Bijnor, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshar, Aligarh, Badaun,Bijnor,Bareilly, Moradabad, Pilibhit,Kheri, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi,Farrukhabad, Sitapur, Behraich, Balrampur, Gonda, Barabamnki, Faizabad, Basti, Ambedkarnagar, Azamgarh and Maharajganj ) varied between 160-255 mm. The rainfall in tarai region was more. However,the rainfall has been less in few districts. Crop is in tillering and growth stage at present. The forecasted weather conditions are very much congenial for the bumper growth of the crop.

Bihar
Among the cane producing districts (West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj) rain for the last 10 days amounted 170-190 mm which is very much congenial for the growth of the crop.

In the states of Punjab(Gurdaspur,Hoshiarpur) and Haryana(Kaithal, Karnal, Jind, Ambala, Kukshaetra, Yamunanagar, Panipat, Sonipat, Rohtak, Faridabad) the widespread rain received in the last 10 days. The very high intensity rain received particularly in Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra and Karnal. In general the rainfall was very much congenial for the growth of the crop. However, wherever, flood water stagnated for a longer period crop will be badly affected.

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Maize
Kharif Maize is sown in the month of June-July in most of the states except northern hill where it is sown in the month of April-May. In general , crop requires 10-30 C for the germination and growth but higher temperature is not very much favourable for the crop.The statewise progress is given as under:

Andhra Pradesh
Among the districts Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Krishna, West Godavari, Mahabubnagar, Guntur the cumulative rainfall for the last 10 days varied between 78-100 mm. The widespread rain is very much beneficial for the sowing and growth of the crop.

Among the other maize growing states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh received fair amount of rainfall in the last 10 days due to active moonsoon. The sowing is in progress although little late. However, proper moisture content will benefit the germination and establishment of the crop.

In Rajasthan state amount of rainfall received among the maize growing districts Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Banswara, Ajmer, Bundi, Bhilwara, Rajasmand varied between 25-51mm which is less as per requirement of the crop. The persisting high temperature and less rainfall may affect the germination and establishment of the crop .

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Sesamum:
Sesamum requires 25-27 C for germination and higher temperature for crop growth and 650 mm of rainfall. The fair amount of rainfall is received in last 10 days in the districts of Maharshtra(Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Dhule and Bid) , Andhra Pradesh (Adilabad, Warangal, East Godavari, Vishakhapatnam, Prakasam, Nalgonda and Guntur) , Chattisgarh (Kawardha, Sarguja, Rajgarh and Dantewara) , West Bengal(West Dinajpur, Murshibabad, North24Parganas and Medinapur), Uttar Pradesh(Badaun, Hardoi, Fatehpur and Jalaun), Madhya Pradesh(Bhind, Sheopur, Tikamnagarh, Chattarpur and Balaghat) and Tamil Nadu(Villupuram, Thanjavur and Erode), Rajasthan(Hanumannagar, Bundi, Tonk, Chitturgarh, Pali, Jalor, Jodhpur, Ajmer and Baran). The rainfall is very much congenial for the sowing and establishment of the crop.


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Crop Weather report 13/07/2010

Black Pepper
The crop is in flowering which has started from May and will continued upto August,during this period crop requires moderate temperature and light rainfall. The state wise details are given as under :

Kerala
The major pepper producing districts Kannur, Kasargod ,Kozikhode, Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvanthapuram received cumulative rainfall for the last 10 days is 90-100mm which is very much congenial for flowering and berry development, except for Kasargod where rainfall was 249 mm which may affect the crop. Similarly the low rainfall in Trivandrum may also affect the berry formation.

Tamil Nadu
Among the major pepper producing districts Namakkal, Nilgiris and Dindigul. The rainfall received in past 10 days is 65 mm which is beneficial for the berry development.
The rainfall and moderate temperature continuing in both the states is favorable for the planting of
rooted cutting for fresh crop.

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Cardamom
Flowering in cardamom commences from April-May and continue till July-Aug .The statewise progress
is as under:

Kerala
Among the cardamom producing districts rainfall for the last 10 days varied between 92-118 mm except for Kasargod where rainfall was 249 mm. In general, the mild temperature and light rainfall in most of the districts will highly benefit the berry development.

Tamil Nadu
Among the cardamom producing districts Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Teni. The rainfall is relatively less ie. Coimbatore(48mm), Nilgiris(65mm), Teni(70mm) in the last 10 days. Widespread rainfall and moderate humid condition are beneficial for the flowering and berry development.

Karnataka
The cardamom producing districts received rainfall for the last 10 days Shimoga(152mm), Chikmanglore(204mm), Hassan(119mm) which is very much congenial for continued flowering and berry development.


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Cashew
Cashew crop best adopted to costal regions and requires rainfall 600-4500 mm rainfall .The suitable temperature is 28 C is best for growth however, it can tolerate the temperature upto 36 C.
The major producing states are Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu , Orissa, Maharashtra received wide rainfall from June-July. Since harvesting season February-May is over.Now cashew plant requires removal of water shoots , lower branches and criss-cross branches so that fresh flush appears before flowering.
The present weather condition and forecasted is very much congenial transplanting of fresh seedlings for proper establishment and growth.


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Crop Weather Report 12/07/2010

Arhar
Arhar is a drought tolerant crop , photo-period sensitive and requires moist and humid condition for good vegetative growth. The conducive temperature is 15-20 C and requires 650 mm rainfall .
Against the above requirement of the crop statewise progress is given below:

Uttar Pradesh
Among the major growing districts Kher, Bhariach, Barabanki, Balia, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Allahabad, Paratapgarh, Chitrakoot, Banda, Fatehpur, Kanpur, Jaloan, Aligarh and Bulandshar the long duration arhar is sown from middle of June to middle of July. Due to late arrival of monsoon sowing is slightly delayed. However, recent forecasted rainfall and temperature between 24-36 C will facilitate the sowing .The weather condition forecasted is favourable for the germination and establishment of the crop .
The short duration Arhar is sown only in Aligarh and Bulandshar under irrigated condition in the first week of June. The present weather condition is favourable for the early sown crop.

Maharashtra
The widespread rainfall in the districts Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Akola, Washim, Jalna, Jalgaon, Beed, Osmanabad, Nanded and Parbhani ,the arhar sowing is in progress. The forecasted weather conditions are very much favourable for germination and establishment of the crop as temperature variation is 23-35 C.

Karnataka
The widespread early rains among the districts Bidar, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bellary, Bijapur, Belgaum, Dharwad, Devngere, Chitradurga, Tumkur and Kolar facilitated the sowing of the crop. The moderate temperature 19-34 C and forecasted rainfall will be helpful for the growth of the crop.

Madhya Pradesh
The weather condition prevailing in the districts (Sidhi, Jabalpur, Chindwara, Betul and Narsimhpur ) is very much favourable for the germination and establishment of the crop.

Gujarat
Sowing is slightly delayed in the districts Dahod, Narmada, Surat, Vadodara and Bharuch. However, the recent rainfall is very much favorable for the sowing of the crop.

“The recent widespread rainfall among the arhar growing areas and favorable temperature will be very helpful for the crop as a whole.”

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Cotton
Sowing of cotton crop in the state of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan undertaken in the 4th week of May to first week of June .The early sown crop can tolerate the temperature upto 40-45 C. As per report available,the crop was very good .The recent widespread rainfall help in the vegetative growth of the crop which is not affected due to flood.
The recent flood particularly in Punjab and Haryana where flood water stagnated and submerged ,the crop will be seriously damaged.

In central and southern India sowing is in progress, statewise details are given as under :
Maharashtra
The rain received in the districts (Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed, Parbhani and Nanded ) is very much helpful for sowing and germination of the crop.
Reports are received that due to heavy rainfall at some places re-sowing is in progress .

Gujarat
The widespread rainfall among the districts Kachchh, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkanta, Gandhinagar, Suredranagar, Ahmednagar, Vadodara, Narmada, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Junagarh, Amreli, Rajkot and Jamnagar is helpful in sowing of hybrid cotton and varieties.
The weather condition forecasted will be helpful for the cotton crop germination and growth.

Andhra Pradesh
The sowing is undertaken among the districts (Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Guntur, Nalgonda and Warangal) from July-August in black cotton and red soil. The weather forecast for widespread rain and moderate temperature will be helpful for the sowing,germination and establishment of the crop.

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Basmati Rice

Basmati rice is transplanted in the first week of July among the districts of Punjab( Amritsar, Rupnagar, Patiala) and Haryana( Sirsa, Kaithal, Kurekshetra, Ambala, Karnal, Sonipat and Panipat) as the crop requires humid and moderate climate. The widespread rains is very congenial for the transplanting and establishment of the crop.
Attention-: Wherever, the flood water entered the transplanted basmati paddy crop, there is every likelyhood that crop will be damaged badly and retransplanting will be require.


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Crop Weather Report 09/07/2010

Kharif Onion:
Kharif onion crop requires 10-11 hr. sunshine,20-25 C for seedling growth and 15-21 C for vegetative growth.

Maharastra
Among the districts(Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune and Satara). The temperature is varying between 22-35 C. The present weather condition and the rainfall will be highly beneficial for transplanting and establishment of onion seedling.

Andhra Pradesh
Onion is transplanted among the districts Srikakulam, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool and Cuddapah in the month of May and June .The temperature is varying between 22-35 C and regular rainfall will benefit the crop growth.

Tamil Nadu
Onion transplanting is completed in April-May in the district Coimbatore, Teni, Namakkal, Salem and Dharmapuri . The temperature is varying between 25-36 C and RH 80-90 %.The rainfall received and prevailing weather conditions will facilitated the growth of crop.

Karnataka
Among the districts (Dharwar, Bagalkot, Bijapur and Kolar) transplanting of onion is in progress .The temperature is varying between 20-32 C RH is 80-90 % . The current rainfall temperature is very much favourable for crop establishment and growth.

In the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan the seed is sown in the nursery .The crop will be transplanted by the end of August when temperature will recede .

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Chilli

Chilli crop is transplanted in three season,winter( July-September), summer crop (February -March) and mid season (May-June).

Tamil Nadu
Among the major chilli growing district Salem, Coimbatore, Viluppuram and Cuddalore summer crop is in fruiting stage and transplanting in operation for winter crop (July-September) .The weather condition is very much favourable for the transplanting and establishment of the crop.

Andhra Pradesh
The weather condition and temperature is very much congenial for transplanting of winter crop (July-September) and green chilli harvesting of summer crop of February-March among the major growing districts Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam, East godavari, Srikakulam, Nalgonda, Guntur, Kunnor, Anantpur and Chitoor .

Karnataka
The weather condition is favourable for transplanting July-September and for summer crop which is in fruiting stage. The current rainfall will be helpful for the establishment of transplanted crop.

Maharashtra
With the widespread rainfall transplanting of chilli in the major growing district Amravati, Nanded, Aurangabad and Ahmednagar is in progress.

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Urad:
Urad may grow where more rains are received . It requires 25-35 C for growth and development however, it can tolerate temperature upto 40 C.

Maharashtra:
Among the major growing district Jalgaon, Thane, Nashik, Dhule, Nanded, Latur, Osmanabad, Yavatmal, Hingoli, Washim sowing is in progress .The crop which is sown in June will get the benefit of congenial weather condition.

The widespread rains facilitated sowing of urad in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

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Crop Weather Report 08/07/2010

Soybean:

Soybean requires warm and moist climate,15-32 C for germination and for growth 30-33 C .It is photosensitive crop and therefore, sowing is to be completed before 15th of July. The progress is as under :

Madhya Pradesh
Among the soybean growing districts Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Shajapur, Harda, Khandwa, Seoni, Chindwara, Balaghat, Hosangabad, Sehore and Raisen, the temperature is ranging between 25-35 C and relative humidity is between 80-90 %. Rainfall pattern from middle of June to first week of July have been very much favourable for sowing ,germination and establishment. The information available also confirm the above pattern.

Maharashtra:
In the soybean growing districts Wardha, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Nanded, Yavatmal, Amravati, Sangli, Satara, Latur, Osmanabad, Kolhapur, Beed, Jalna, Parbhani, Nashik, Ahmadnagar, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Hingoli and Akola , temperature is ranging between 25-36 C and relative humidity between 75-90 % .The rainfall received in the last fortnight of June and in the first week of July have been very much congenial for the sowing and germination of the crop.

Rajasthan:
The recent rainfall received in the districts Pali, Rajasmand, Baran, Kota, Chittaurgarh, Jhalawar, Barmer and Udaipur benefitted the sowing of the soybean crop. However, the high temperature and low RH in some of the districts may affect the germination and growth of the crop.
The widespread rains and temperature regime is very much favourable for the soybean crop as a whole.

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Castor:
Castor is a long day plant and requires high heat and humidity , rainfall of 500-600 mm. The progress of the crop is as under:

Gujarat:
Among the castor growing district Banaskantha, kachchh, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Junagarh, Rajkot, Suredranagar, Ahemdabad, Kheda, Gandhinagar and Vadodara ,the temperature is varying between 26-34 C and RH 75-90 %. The rainfall received and forecasted weather condition is very much favourable for the sowing of the crop and its proper germination.


Andhra Pradesh:
The temperature in the state is varying between 24-34 C and RH 80-90 % in the districts Karimganj, Medak, Rangareddy, Warangal, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Guntur and Prakasam. The rain received and forecasted weather conditions are very much favorable for the growth and development of the crop.

Tamil Nadu:
The castor producing district Vellore, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Namakkal and Tiruchchirappalli where the temperature is varying between 25-36 C and RH 75-90 %.The rainfall received and forecasted rain will benefit the sown crop.
The present rainfall will also facilitate sowing in Rajasthan.

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Turmeric:
The major producing states are Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Orissa. The crop is sown from April-July. The widespread rains received among the above states as well as forecasted weather conditions will boost the growth of early sown crop and also facilitate sowing of rainfed crop.

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Crop Weather report 07/07/2010

Maize:

Maize crop requires optimum temperature of 12-30 C and 17.8 acre inch of water for completion of satisfactory life cycle. Against the above requirement the general condition prevailing among the Maize growing states are as under:
Rajasthan: In the districts (Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Banswara, Ajmer, Bundi, Bhilwara, Rajasmand) the temperature is varying between 30-39 C and the relative humidity is 65-85 % .The widespread rainfall is favourable for sowing, germination and establishment of the crop.

Uttar Pradesh : Among the district Bulandshar, Aligarh, Etah, Farukhabad, Hardoi, Unnao, Kannuj, Mainpuri, Gonda, Bahrich and Jaunpur the temperature is varying between 24-37 C and relative humidity is 80-90 %.The satisfactory rainfall is received among the “tarai” districts sowing is satisfactory, however, where rains are scanty sowing is delayed.

Madhya Pradesh: Among the districts Chindwara, Betul, Rajgarh, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Sidhi and Shivpuri the temperature is varying between 22-35 C and relative humidity 80 -90 % . The recent rains received facilitated sowing and germination. The forecasted weather conditions are favourable for the growth of the crop.

Karnataka: The temperature is varying between 22-33 C and relative humidity is 75-90% in maize growing districts Belgaum, Haveri, Bellary, Gadag, Bagalkot, Hassan and Shimoga .Rain receipt is very much congenial for the crop. Due to early receipt of rains, sowing progress is satisfactory.

Andhra Pradesh: The rains received in the month of June was very much beneficial for sowing and germination and forecasted continuous rain will benefit the crop growth in the districts Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Krishna, West Godavari, Mahabubnagar and Guntur .

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Mung :
The crop require 15 C for germination and 20-38 C for growth and development. Against the above requirement ,the statewise condition is as under:

Andhra Pradesh:The temperature is varying between 24-34 C and the relative humidity between 75-90 %.In the mung growing districts Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam, EastGodavari, Krishna, Srikakulam. the rains received in June have helped in the sowing of the crop. The forecasted rainfall will highly benefit the growth and development of the crop.

Maharashtra: In the major mung growing districts (Dhule, Jalgaon,Amravati, Akola, Washim, Buldhana, Aurangabad, Jalna, Nanded, Beed) rain receipt was satisfactory in June that have facilitated sowing.The present rain will benefit the crop.

The recent rainfall in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat ,Western Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka is very much favourable for the sowing and establishment of the crop. The poor rainfall in Bihar and East Uttar Pradesh may delay the sowing.

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Sesamum:
Sesamum requires 25-27 C for germination and higher temperature for crop growth and 650 mm of rainfall. The recent rainfall received in Rajasthan and Gujarat along with higher temperature is very much congenial for sowing of crop. Similarly, the rainfall received in the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the second fortnight of June benefitted the sowing and establishment of the crop.

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ALERT
The heavy rains received in Punjab and Haryana resulted flood and breach in SYL(Satluj-Yamuna Link) and submerged very large cropped area. The continuous rains aggravating the existing situation.
It is feared that the crop like mung , urad , maize, cotton , paddy and other crops will be damaged badly and resulting heavy losses.

Crop Weather Report 06/07/2010

Sugarcane:

Among the district Pune, Ahmadnagar, Nashik, Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara, Solapur, Osamanabad, Latur, Hingoli, Parbhani, Yavatmal. The temperature is ranging between 22-35 C and relative humidity 75-95 %. The recent rains received will be highly beneficial for October-November and December-February sown crop .The recent rains will also facilitate the July-August sowing.

In Tamil Nadu state among the districts Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Villuparam , Perambaur, Cuddalore, Salem, Dharmapuri, Karur, Dindigul, Coimbatore and Erode .The temperature is varying between 25-36 C and relative humidity 75-90 %. The recent rains is beneficial for December- February sown crop.
Almost similar temperature and the relative humidity in Andhra Pradesh districts( East godavari, Srikaulam, Vishakhapatnam,West godavari, Chittor, Medak, Nizamabad)are prevailing .The recent rains will be beneficial for the crop.

Among the above states crop is in grand growth stage. The current weather is very much favorable.

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Groundnut:

Among the district of Gujarat(Surat, Bhavnagar, Amreli, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Surendranagar, Sabarkantha the temperature is ranging between 23-35 C and relative humidity is ranging 75-90 %.The rainfall received will boost the sowing of groundnut. The weather is favorable for the germination and establishment of the crop. In Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh where rain received earlier sowing is in progress from the last fortnight of June. The recent rains will be beneficial for the crop growth.

The recent rains have facilitated sowing progress in Punjab (Faridkot, Sangrur), Uttar Pradesh (Bijnor, Jhansi), Rajasthan (Jodhpur, Bikaner, Sikar, Tonk), Madhya Pradesh (Shivpuri, Barwani). The recent rainfall , favorable temperature and relative humidity prevailing among the above states will be helpful for the germination and establishment.

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Basmasti Rice:

Among the districts of Punjab( Amritsar, Rupnagar, Patiala) and Haryana (Sirsa, Kaithal, Kurekshetra, Ambala, Karnal, Sonipat, Panipat) temperature is ranging between 24-36 C and relative humidity between 75-90 %.The recent rains among the above districts will facilitate the transplanting and establishment of the seedlings.

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Crop Weather Report 05/07/2010

Arhar:

Arhar crop required 650mm of rainfall and temperature ranging between temperature 18-27 C .In the western Uttar Pradesh districts Bulandshahar,Aligarh temperature is varying between 27-37 C. Short duration Arhar is sown under irrigated condition in the 1st week of June .The likely rainfall as forecasted may be beneficial for the crop.However in kheri Bahraich,Fatehpur,Barabanki,Kanpur,Jalun,Chitrakut,Banda,Pratapgarh,Allahabad,Mirzapur,Sonbhadra,Gazipur and Ballia, temperature is varying 27-35 C .The forecasted rainfall in coming days will facilitate the sowing of long duration crop.

Madhya Pradesh Narsimhpur,Jabalpur,Betul,Chindwara,Sidhi temperature is varying between 25-33 C.The rain received in the last week of June and likely rain forecasted will be helpful for sowing of the crop.

Gujarat, in the district of Dahod,Vadodara,Baharuch,Narmada and Surat the temperature is high,However, recent rainfall will help the delayed sowing.


Maharasthra
Osmanabad ,Nanded ,Akola,Amravati and Nagpur sowing is in progress and completed in most of the district.


Karnataka
Kolar, Timkur, Devangare, Bidar, Bijapur sowing is almost completed.

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Urad:

Black gram requires warm climate good amount of rainfall and can tolerate high temperature.
In the state of Madhya Pradesh in the district of Shivpuri, Datia, Pitamgarh ,Jabalpur and Chindwra and Jhabua the temperature is ranging between 25-33 C and the recent rains will facilitate the sowing and germination .Similarly in the state of Maharashtra temperature is varying between 23-36 C .The rains received in the district Thane ,Nashik,Dhule ,Buldhana, Yavatmal, Hingoli,Nanded,Latur and Osamnabad will be helpul for the sowing of the crop.
Rains received in Krishna and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh will be beneficial for the crop.

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Sugarcane :

The recent rainfall received in Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Jind,Panipat, Sonipat, Rohtak will be beneficial for the crop

In the state of Uttar Pradesh as report received crop is in very good condition and likely rain will beneficial for most of district .Similarly West Champaran and East Champaran of Bihar will be also facilitated with the current rains.

In the northern India crop is in tillering phase which requires high rainfall humid and hot condition for better growth which is available in this month.

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Crop Weather Report 01/07/2010

Basmati Rice:

The temperature requirement for Basmati Rice for germination is 10 C and for growth 10-25 C and water requirement is very high. Against the above requirement the atmospheric and ground temperature of Sirsa, Kaithal, Kurkshetra, Panipat is varying from 25-37 C and 40-42 C .The rainfall is very scanty. High temperature adversely affect the seedling and its establishment after transplanting .The conditions in the districts of Punjab state i.e. Amritsar, Patiala, Rupnagar where the atmospheric and soil temperature and varying between 26-37 C and 39-41 C . Rainfall is very less.
Under the above weather conditions Basmati crop may be affected adversely.

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Mung:

The temperature requirement for germination and growth of mung crop is 15 C and 28-38 C .The high atmospheric and ground temperature is unfavourable for the crop .The sowing in Andhra Pradesh ,Bihar, Karnataka,Tamil Nadu is in progress wherever rains are received .However in Northern India , Punjab , Rajasthan , Haryana and Uttar Pradesh mung sowing is badly affected .The sowing of the crop is to be completed by the 15th of July for better yield.

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Cotton:
Cotton sowing in the district of Faridkot, Bhatinda, Mansa, Ferozpur, Mukhtsar in the Punjab state completed in the month of May. High soil and atmospheric temperature may affect the crop badly . Non receipt of timely monsoon may also affect the crop badly. Therefore, crop require frequent irrigation .
The sowing of cotton in Gujarat state is being delayed due to late monsoon.
The sowing in Andhra Pradesh ,Maharashtra is in progress due to arrival of the monsoon.

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