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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