NEW DELHI (Commoditiescontrol) India’s pulses crops sowing has seen impressive growth of 67.48 percent during summer season. Pulses sowing area increased from 10.64 lakh hectare to 17.82 lakh hectare. Moong sowing was more impressive as summer moong area increased 73.84 percent. It’s area increased from 8.32 lakh hectare to 14.45 lakh ha. It is also important to note that moong is largest pulses crop in summer sowing.
Just go to the final figure of summer crops sowing, black gram and other pulses are very smaller contributers. Blackgram area increased 2.01 lakh ha. to 2.98 ha. Similarly, other pulses crops area has gone up to 0.39 lakh ha. from 0.32 lakh ha. of last season.
Larger question is the reason behind of impressive growth in summer pulses area. Trade sources pointed out that higher crop area is a bonus of good monsoon rains during last year. Sources explained that there was enough moisture in the soil for last Kharif season. The moisture retained even after recently concluded wheat crop due to some winter rains and irrigation facilities. The summer moong uses the soil moisture present after the wheat harvest and needs little irrigation during its two-month crop cycle. Irrigation facilities and virtually disease-free nature of the crop which is providing good returns to the farmers. Short-duration crop has helped farmers take up three crops in a year and has boosted their income. Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha and Bihar are major state for summer crop Moong.
Pulses sowing area increased in Madhya Pradesh from 3.82 lakh ha to 5.18 lakh ha, Odisha from nil area to 3.20 lakh ha, Bihar from 1.71 lakh ha to 3.15 lakh ha, Tamil Nadu from 1.76 lakh ha to 2.21 lakh ha, Uttar Pradesh from 1.28 lakh ha to 1.42 lakh, Gujarat from 0.58 lakh ha to 0.77 lakh ha. But the area has gone down in West Bengal to 0.75 lakh ha from 0.80 lakh ha.
Already new moong traded below MSP of Rs 7,196 per quintal. As per quality, new summer crop moong traded in the range of Rs 6,000-6,400/100Kg in Madhya Pradesh and at Rs 6,000-6,500 in Gujarat. On other hand, Kharif Moong traded in the range of Rs 6,500-7,000/100Kg in Rajasthan. Summer Moong may see some losses due to rain in producing states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Moong prices are expected to remain under pressure after Government lifted restrictions from Tur, Urad and Moong imports. Domestic prices already slipped by 10-15 percent.
(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau: +91-22-40015505)
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