India Pulse Seeding Progress 9.2% Ahead of 2012
NEW DELHI - Aug 2/13 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's monsoon or kharif season pulses advanced at a slightly above average pace during the past week, rising 588,000 hectares to 7.95 million, according to the latest update from the country's Agriculture Department.
This is the second week in a row that the pace of seeding pulses has exceeded last year's progress. Land in pulses is now 9.2% above the 7.279 million hectares planted by this time last year, but just slightly behind the recent five-year average of 7.967 million hectares.
In its official statement, the agriculture department said, "Sowing of kharif crops shown a steady increase during this week." Land in all crops now totals 81.999 million hectares, compared to 74.881 million at this time last year."
The early onset of this year's monsoon and the fact rainfall accumulations are 17% above this time last year has contributed to faster kharif season seeding progress, with the result total area is now 2.7 million hectares above the recent five-year average.
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