Crop Weather Forecast 10/12/2009

Cotton
Harvesting of cotton crop in north-west parts of India is almost completed. Slightly higher temperature during day time and normal temperature during night facilitated the harvesting.
Winter rains in the states of Karnataka, Tamilnadu & Southern parts of AndhraPradesh is helpful for the long duration cotton crop.
Market arrivals in the districts of Gujarat have decreased about 5800 tonnes whereas decrease of about 200 Rs/quintal in prices were noticed from 8thDec to 9thDec.

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Cashew
Light scattered rainfall in the coastal region of Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka is expected in the coming days that will be beneficial for the cashew crop.
Heavy rainfall caused by Fyan in Maharashtra and Goa in the month of November has adversely affected the cashew crop.

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Psyllium
Dry conditions in various parts of Gujrat and Rajasthan remains a concern for the psyllium crop.
Sowing has been delayed in some districts of Gujrat because of no rainfall and lack of irrigational facilities.
Optimum soil conditions in the districts of Madhya Pradesh has helped in the establishment of the crop.

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Paddy
Light rainfall expected in coming days in parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerela will be conducive for the paddy crop which is in growth stage.
Normal temperatures and optimum soil moisture in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka will be beneficial for the crop.
Harvesting of the paddy crop is almost completed in the states of Punjab, Haryana, UttarPradesh,Bihar & north-east States.

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Coffee
Light to moderate rainfall is expected in coming days in the major growing belt of coffee (i.e. in parts of Kerela and Tamil Nadu) which will be beneficial for the coffee crop which is in flowering stage.


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Crop weather forecast 9/12/2009

Wheat

India

Declining normal temperature in central part of India(Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh)is conducive for the early sown wheat crop which is in flowering stages.

Sowing of the wheat crop continues in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,Bihar and Assam. Declining day time temperature in these states is also conducive for the crop.

According to the government sources,the arrivals of wheat has decreased by 5000 tonnes. No significant change in the prices were noticed.

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International

Australia

Harvesting of wheat continues in North South Wales and Western part of Australia. The Australian wheat board has estimated lesser production of wheat as compared to last year.

USA
Sowing of Soft red winter wheat continues across Northern belt of America.

Condition of wheat crop in the Pacific Northwest have worsened due to the dry conditions. In Texas and Oklahoma, planting of Red wheat continues under the relatively dry conditions.

Chana

India

Late sowing of chana continues in the States of Rajasthan and Gujrat.

High day time temperature and low night temperature in Madhya Pradesh and Southern Uttar Pradesh are conducive for the chana crop which is in germination and establishment stages.

A decrease of 100 tonnes in arrivals was noticed in the mandi's. However the price of Chana increased by Rs 50 per quintal.

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Pakistan

Sowing of Chana is near complete in the country. Mild temperatures in the chana growing regions are conducive for the crop.

Australia

Drier conditions in western Australia encouraged harvesting of the early sown desi chick pea crop.

Maize

India

Dry weather in the states of Maharashtra,Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh has encouraged harvesting and post harvesting activities.

Light scattered rainfall and moderate temperature in eastern part of the country will be beneficial for the maize crop which is in flowering stages.

According to the government sources,both arrivals and price of Maize decreased in the mandi's.

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International

USA

Dry conditions encouraged harvesting of corn in the western region. Harvesting of corn is estimated to be 79% complete.

Argentina

Heavy rainfall in the Northeastern part of Argentina has caused concern for the maize crop which is in growing stages.

Crop Weather report 8/12/2009

Cardamom
India
Harvesting of early sown cardamom crop has commenced in the states of Kerela, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Light scattered rains along with normal temperature in the coastal region of Tamil Nadu and Kerela will be beneficial for the late sown crop which is in capsule development stages.

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International
Sri Lanka
Light rains are beneficial for the cardamom crop. Harvesting of cardamom will commence from mid-December.

Vietnam
Normal temperature and optimum soil conditions are conducive for the cardamom crop which is in flowering stages.





Pepper
India
Harvesting of pepper has commenced in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerela.
Light rainfall in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerela and Karnataka will be beneficial for the late sown crop and plantation in the hilly regions.

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International
Malaysia
Sowing activities have started in the Sarawak region of the country. Normal temperature and optimum soil conditions will be conducive for the establishment of the pepper crop.

Indonesia
Light to moderate rainfall will be conducive for the already sown pepper crop.





Jeera
India
Sowing of Jeera continues in parts of Gujrat. High day time temperatures and low night temperatures are favorable for the early sown jeera crop which is in flowering stages. However increase in day time temperature in previous fortnight may be a concern as the crop is sensitive to high temperature.

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International
Turkey
Dry and normal temperature in much part of the country has encouraged harvesting and post harvesting activities.






Chilli
India
Harvesting and post harvest activities continue smoothly in the states of Rajasthan,Gujrat and Punjab.
Dry weather conditions in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra will also encourage harvesting activities.
Production is likely to be low as compared to last year due to drought like conditions in the sowing period.
According to government sources,the arrivals at Guntur mandi increased by 21 tonnes. The prices also increased by Rs 600 per quintal.

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Pakistan
Dry and normal weather will encourage harvesting and post harvest activities in major producing areas.

Sri Lanka
Light rainfall will be beneficial for the chilli crop. Harvesting of the chilli crop will commence from end of December.






Turmeric
India
Harvesting and post harvest activities continue smoothly in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Orissa.
Turmeric production is expected to be higher around 55 lakh bags(70 kg) each in the coming year on account of increased acreage.
According to government sources,an increase in both arrivals and prices were noticed at the mandi's.

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Crop weather report 7/12/2009

Mustard
India
Slightly higher temperatures in the North-west plain zone is hastening flowering and fruiting of normal sown mustard crop.
However, late sown mustard crop is in vegetative and flowering stage.
Harvesting and post harvesting activities of early sown(in September) crop of toria and mustard will be completed by end of December.
According to government sources,arrivals of mustard in mandi's have decreased sharply. A slight change in prices was noticed.


International
Australia
Harvesting and post harvest activities continues in the western part of Australia. Australia is expecting a drop in canola production due to dry conditions in the major producing areas in southern part of country.

Canada
Crushing of canola continues. The country has recorded higher production although majority of the crop has been affected by Salmonella.


Groundnut
India
Harvesting and post harvest activities continue smoothly in the states of Gujrat,Rajasthan,Madhya Pradesh and Punjab.
Light scattered rainfall received in the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will be beneficial for the sown crop which is establishment and germination stages.

International
Pakistan
Harvesting and Post harvest operations continue smoothly. The country is expecting an overall increase in the groundnut production.

South Africa
Normal temperature and optimum soil conditions encourage sowing activities in the country. The estimated area under Groundnut had increased.

Castor
India
Dry and normal temperatures in the states of Gujrat,Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh have encouraged harvesting activities.
Harvesting of Castor crop in the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will commence from mid-December.
According to government sources,both Arrivals and Prices have shown a sharp decrease.

International
Brazil
Moderate rains in the region where Castor is grown are conducive for the crop which is in sowing stages.

China
Dry and normal temperature in the southern part of the country encouraged harvesting of the Castor crop.

Sesamum
India
Post harvesting activities of the Kharif crop continue in the states of Gujrat,Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,Maharashtra,and Madhya Pradesh.
Last scattered rains along with normal temperatures in the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are beneficial for the sesame crop which is in establishment stages.

Crop Weather Report 04/12/2009

Pepper-
Recent rainfall received in growing belt of Pepper (i.e in Kerala & Tamilnadu) caused delay in the harvesting of the crop.
Lower stocks in International markets and expected increase in export demand in coming days can provide the support to the prices.

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Maize
Harvesting of Kharif Maize has been completed and post harvest activities continue in the States of Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh .
Rainfall received in the districts of Maharashtra has discolored the grains.
Clear Sunshine & moderate temperature is beneficial for the winter maize in the states of East central India.
Market arrivals in the districts of Maharashtra have decreased by about 840 tonnes from 2nd Dec to 3rd Dec whereas a rise of about 15 Rs/Quintal were noticed during same time period.

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Cashew
More than required rainfall in the Maharashtra and Goa in month of November has affected the cashew crop flowering. A fall in production is also expected in this region.
Light scattered rainfalls in the coastal region of Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka are beneficial for the cashew crop.

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Cotton-
Harvesting of cotton crop in northern India is almost completed. Slightly higher temperature during day time and normal temperature during night facilitated the harvesting.
Winter rains in the states of Karnataka, Tamilnadu & Southern parts of AndhraPradesh is helpful for the long duration cotton crop.
Market arrivals in the districts of Punjab & Haryana have decreased by about 600 tonnes whereas increase of about 300 Rs/Quintal were noticed from 2nd Dec to 3rd Dec.


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Crop Weather Report 02/12/2009

Guar-

Harvesting of Guar crop in major growing belt ( Punjab,Haryana,Rajasthan & Gujarat) is almost done. A low production expectation has been there from poor rains the growing areas in Rajasthan and Haryana received this year.
Market arrivals have been increased by about 300 tonnes while a minor increase in the prices were noticed.

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Cardamom-

Rainfall in Kerela,Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are beneficial for the cardamom crop which is in Capsule development stage.
Light to moderate Rainfall is also expected in these states in the coming days which will be conducive for the crop.

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Tea-

India
Rainfalls received in South India are conducive for the tea crop.
Light to moderate Rainfall is expected in the southern states in the coming 2-3 days which will also be beneficial for the crop.


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International
Sri lanka
Moderate rainfall along with mild temperature has improved the tea output.







Coffee-

Rainfall received in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerela will boost the production.
Light to moderate Rainfall is expected in coffee growing areas in the coming days.
Coffee crop is in flowering stage.

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Psyllium-

Dry conditions in various parts of Gujrat and Rajasthan remains a concern for already sown psyllium crop.
Sowing has been delayed in some districts of Gujrat because of no rainfall and lack of irrigational facilities.
Optimum soil conditions in districts of Madhya Pradesh has helped in the establishment of the crop.


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Crop weather forecast 1/12/2009

Maize

India

Harvesting and post harvest activities continue smoothly in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.

Crop damage has been reported in rain-hit district of Aurangabad(Maharashtra).Standing crop is said to have more stagnated water.

Normal day time temperature will be conducive for the maize crop which is in germination and establishment Stages.

The arrivals in the mandi's have increased by 2000 tonnes. The prices have also shown a slight increase.

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International

USA
Corn harvest continue smoothly in the mid western belt. Corn harvest is reported to be 72% complete.

Argentina

Seeding of corn has been delayed in the eastern part of the country due to heavy rainfall.

Corn in Argentina is sown in Mid-November.

Cotton

India

Slightly higher temperature during day time and low temperature during night with sunshine have facilitated maturity and opening of late formed bolls that facilitate harvesting and post harvest activities in the northern states of Punjab,Rajasthan and Gujrat. It may be even helpful for increased production.

Cotton exports of India are anticipated to increase by about 57 per cent, which comes to almost 5.5 million bales.

The arrivals of cotton have increased by 10,000 tonnes. The prices in the mandi's have decreased by Rs 200 per Quintal.

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International

Pakistan

Harvest and Post harvest operations continue smoothly. Arrivals have increased during the month of October from 20,000 tonnes to 245,000 tonnes.

China

Crop damage has been reported from china due to early heavy precipitation in the form of rain and snowfall.

Chilli

India

Dry weather and normal temperatures in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra will facilitate harvest and post harvest activities.

Wet conditions in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu may degrade the quality of crop.

Clear weather conditions also favor harvesting operations in Northern states of Punjab,Rajasthan and Gujrat.

According to the government sources,the arrivals in the mandi's have increased by 58 tonnes whereas the prices have shown a sharp decline of Rs 1800/quintal.

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International

Argentina

Light scattered rainfall in the western part of the country is conducive for the chilli crop which is in transplanting stages.

Pakistan

Harvesting and post harvest activities continue smoothly under dry weather conditions.