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 Oct 08, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
1.61
2.12
1.43
31.68
Telangana
2.45
2.25
2.36
-8.16
Gujarat
2.56
2.35
2.25
-8.2
Karnataka
7.59
7.41
7.14
-2.37
Madhya Pradesh
5.23
5.79
5.52
10.71
Maharashtra
11.58
10.38
10.39
-10.36
Odisha
1.39
1.38
1.38
-0.72
Uttar Pradesh
3.62
3.72
3.2
2.76
Chhattisgarh
1.34
1.26
1.22
-5.97
All India
38.66
38.01
36.29
-1.68
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 Oct 08, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
0.08
0.33
0.11
312.5
Telangana
0.28
0.27
0.23
-3.57
Gujarat
0.83
0.67
0.67
-19.28
Karnataka
0.88
0.86
0.6
-2.27
Madhya Pradesh
6.81
9.32
8.55
36.86
Maharashtra
3.52
2.8
2.55
-20.45
Rajasthan
1.63
2.27
1.98
39.26
Tamil Nadu
0.47
0.35
0.32
-25.53
Uttar Pradesh
5.11
6.52
5.61
27.59
All India
24.53
28.5
25.62
16.18
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 Oct 08, 2015 (lakh hectares)
State
Normal
Current
Previous
Change %
Andhra Pradesh
0.12
0.38
0.09
216.67
Telangana
1.04
1.07
0.82
2.88
Gujarat
1.09
1.05
0.81
-3.67
Karnataka
2.89
3.26
2.44
12.8
Madhya Pradesh
1.25
1.93
1.67
54.4
Maharashtra
4.37
3.85
3.19
-11.9
Odisha
2.24
2.09
2.2
-6.7
Rajasthan
9.14
10.85
8.81
18.71
Tamil Nadu
0.23
0.29
0.21
26.09
Uttar Pradesh
0.57
0.52
0.64
-8.77
All India
23.42
25.85
21.42
10.38
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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