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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Pulses, oilseed to be costlier by B Chandrashekhar

Pulses, oilseed to be costlier by B Chandrashekhar

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published Published on Sep 16, 2011   modified Modified on Sep 16, 2011

Production to drop drastically this kharif season

Pulses and oilseeds are likely to be dearer, particularly to the middle class and poor as their production is likely to go down drastically in the ongoing kharif season in the State. Scanty rainfall in the beginning of southwest monsoon season is the reason for lower coverage of various crops.

As per the first advance production estimates prepared by the Bureau of Economics and Statistics (BES) based on the coverage of different crops till August-end in the kharif-2011, the oilseeds production has been estimated to be about 9.58 lakh metric tonnes. It is 36.5 per cent less (15.08 lakh tonnes) compared to normal kharif production and 24 per cent down (12.67 lakh tonnes) compared to the production in the last kharif season (2010).

Cultivation of groundnut was 10.13 lakh hectares against 12.93 lakh ha in the kharif (normal) according to the Agriculture Department officials. Sunflower coverage is down to 0.14 lakh ha against 0.93 lakh ha normal area. But, the cultivation of castor and soyabean has gone up considerably. Accordingly, production of major oilseeds is likely to be lesser except castor and soyabean this season. The output of castor and soyabean has been estimated to be higher than normal as the two crops have been enjoying good demand in the futures market. However, the production of groundnut is likely to be low at 6.53 lakh tonnes (8.24 lakh tonnes normal).

Similarly, the pulses cultivation has been down at 6.45 lakh ha from 8.17 lakh ha normal for Kharif. Their production has been estimated to be 3 lakh tonnes (32 per cent less than last Kharif) against 3.61 lakh MT normal.

Paddy production

Production of paddy is likely to be 77 lakh tonnes against 71.71 lakh tonnes normal and 75.1 lakh tonnes in last kharif. The total production of foodgrains (pulses, cereals and millets) has been estimated to be about 97.44 lakh tonnes against 95.25 lakh tonnes normal. Cotton production is likely to be up to 42.8 lakh bales against 29.16 lakh bales as the cultivation is up from 13.51 lakh ha (normal) to 17.75 lakh ha. Higher quantity of onion and turmeric is likely to be available while the production of sugarcane and chillies could be less.

Area of cultivation reduced for oilseed and groundnut except for castor and soyabean

Higher quantity of onion, turmeric likely to be available


The Hindu, 16 September, 2011, http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2457576.ece


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