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Monsoon, rainfall, sowing, and crop-cycle developments across Indian farming — newest first.
Kharif acreage gap nearly halves to 42.28 lakh ha in a week even as the cumulative rainfall deficit widens to 23.8%, per a Dolat Capital report.
IndianAgri Desk · 21 July 2026 · 3 min read
Shopian records an 83% rainfall deficit as Kashmir's apple orchards face fruit cracking risk and Kulgam's paddy fields dry up amid a prolonged dry spell.
IndianAgri Desk · 18 July 2026 · 3 min read
Kharif sowing hits 531.25 lakh ha — 48% of normal — but pulses and oilseeds acreage slumps sharply year-on-year, raising import-dependency worries.
IndianAgri Desk · 14 July 2026 · 3 min read
IMD flags red alert for Uttarakhand while UP records a 17% monsoon deficit; northwest and Peninsular India face weak rains for another week.
IndianAgri Desk · 13 July 2026 · 4 min read
Kharif sowing is down 20.8% YoY at 35.1 mn hectares, but an ICICI Bank report says improving monsoon momentum could narrow the deficit.
IndianAgri Desk · 8 July 2026 · 3 min read
India's monsoon deficit fell to 12% after an above-normal first week of July, with the PMO convening a high-level El Niño review.
IndianAgri Desk · 8 July 2026 · 3 min read
Kharif acreage slides to 182.72 lakh hectares, down 23% from a year ago, as a 42% monsoon deficit through June 29 stalls sowing across major crops.
IndianAgri Desk · 5 July 2026 · 3 min read
WMO warns of rapid El Niño strengthening in July–Sept. India's June rainfall deficit hits 40%, kharif acreage drops 23% to 182 lakh hectares.
IndianAgri Desk · 5 July 2026 · 3 min read
June rains fell 39.8% below normal and July is forecast below normal too, as a 'super' El Niño threat looms over India's Kharif crops.
IndianAgri Desk · 4 July 2026 · 3 min read
June 2026 was India's driest in 12 years. Kharif sowing is 23% behind last year and rice area has fallen 25% as the monsoon arrives late.
IndianAgri Desk · 2 July 2026 · 2 min read
India's June 2026 rainfall hit 99.5 mm — 39.8% below normal and the lowest since 2014 — as kharif sowing fell 23% behind last year.
IndianAgri Desk · 1 July 2026 · 3 min read
Kharif acreage drops 23% to 182.72 lh as India's monsoon stays 42% deficient, hitting cotton, oilseeds, paddy, and pulses hard.
IndianAgri Desk · 1 July 2026 · 4 min read
IMD forecasts July monsoon at 94% of LPA after June records 39.8% deficit — fifth lowest since 1901 — raising kharif sowing and water stress alarms.
IndianAgri Desk · 1 July 2026 · 4 min read
Kharif acreage fell 23% to 182.72 lakh hectares by late June as monsoon rains ran 42% below normal and reservoir levels sat at just 26% of capacity.
IndianAgri Desk · 1 July 2026 · 3 min read