Supply of pulses expected to increase with expectation of better production

01-Aug-2024 07:58 PM

Bangalore. In the current Kharif season, not only is there a good increase in the sowing area of ​​pulse crops, but the weather and monsoon conditions in the major producing areas are also quite favourable.

Although there are reports of some damage to the crops due to heavy rains and floods in some areas, but still the government is confident of a good increase in the production of pulses during the current year as compared to last year.

According to official data, till 26 July this year, the total production area of ​​pulse crops reached 102.03 lakh hectares,

which is much more than last year's sowing area of ​​89.41 lakh hectares. The sowing process is still going on in many areas.

In comparison to last year, during the current Kharif season, the production area of ​​Tuvar jumped from 28.73 lakh hectare to 38.53 lakh hectare and the sowing area of ​​Moong increased from 27.01 lakh hectare to 30.37 lakh hectare while the area of ​​Urad fell from 23.86 lakh hectare to 23.12 lakh hectare.

The area of ​​Moth remained stable at 7.15 lakh hectare while the area of ​​Kulthi declined by 5 thousand hectares.

The sowing area of ​​other pulses increased from 2.47 lakh hectare to 2.74 lakh hectare. The weather of the next few weeks can prove to be decisive for increasing the production of pulse crops.