MUMBAI (Commoditiescontrol) - Important Kharif pulses are Redgram (Tur), Green Gram (Mung and Black gram (Urad). Red gram alone accounts for about 50% of total Kharif pulses output followed by Black gram and Green gram. About 70% of Urad and Mung are grown in Kharif, while Tur is exclusively in Kharif only.
Tur (Red gram)
Table 1: Sowing Progress of Red gram (Tur) as on Aug 27, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
1.15
1.43
1.14
24.35
Telangana
2.35
2.13
2.21
-9.36
Gujarat
2.45
2.24
2.06
-8.57
Karnataka
7.19
5.46
6.56
-24.06
Madhya Pradesh
5.17
5.79
5.52
11.99
Maharashtra
11.31
9.99
9.47
-11.67
Odisha
1.36
1.26
1.37
-7.35
Uttar Pradesh
3.55
3.72
2.98
4.79
Chhattisgarh
1.3
1.18
1.21
-9.23
All India
36.89
34.3
33.57
-7.02
Source: The weekly report compiled by Directorate of Pulses Development, Bhopal and released by Ministry of Agriculture, India. Note: Normal: Average Area of Last Five Year Same Week Previous: Sowing As On Last Year Same Week
Urad (Black gram)
Urad is primarily a kharif season crop with about 70-75% of it is produced in kharif and the rest is cultivated in rabi season.
Table 2: Sowing Progress of Urad (Black gram) as on Aug 27, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
0.04
0.07
0.04
75
Telangana
0.28
0.27
0.23
-3.57
Gujarat
0.82
0.66
0.67
-19.51
Karnataka
0.87
0.79
0.57
-9.2
Madhya Pradesh
6.79
9.27
8.55
36.52
Maharashtra
3.39
2.52
2.04
-25.66
Rajasthan
1.62
2.27
1.98
40.12
Tamil Nadu
0.31
0.25
0.2
-19.35
Uttar Pradesh
4.98
6.52
5.13
30.92
All India
22.91
26.34
23.24
14.97
Source: The weekly report compiled by Directorate of Pulses Development, Bhopal and released by Ministry of Agriculture, India. Note: Normal: Average Area of Last Five Year Same Week Previous: Sowing As On Last Year Same Week
Mung (Green gram)
Similar to Urad, Mung is also primarily a kharif season crop with about 70% of it is produced in kharif and the rest is cultivated in rabi season.
Table 3: Sowing Progress of Mung (Green gram) as on Aug 27, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
0.1
0.23
0.07
130
Telangana
1.02
1.04
0.8
1.96
Gujarat
1.02
0.9
0.74
-11.76
Karnataka
2.87
2.87
2.39
0
Madhya Pradesh
1.24
1.84
1.67
48.39
Maharashtra
4.23
3.59
2.6
-15.13
Odisha
1.7
1.35
1.66
-20.59
Rajasthan
8.93
10.85
8.81
21.5
Tamil Nadu
0.19
0.26
0.17
36.84
Uttar Pradesh
0.53
0.52
0.57
-1.89
All India
22.27
23.92
19.96
7.41
Source : The weekly report compiled by Directorate of Pulses Development, Bhopal and released by Ministry of Agriculture, India. Note: Note: Normal: Average Area of Last Five Year Same Week Previous: Sowing As On Last Year Same Week
(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau; +91-22-40015513)
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