Ginger Arrival Increased Slightly in November

Ginger is an important crop of India generally used as spice on a large scale and for preparation of medicines and confectionaries also. It is mostly grown in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and some parts of NE India. As per the estimate of Govt. of India, area under Ginger cultivation in India is about 1.33 lakh ha during 2014-15 with total production of about 6.55lakh MT.  Ginger requires a tropical or subtropical climate. The temperature ranging between 32oC to 13oC and well distributed 1500-3000 mm rainfall are considered favourable weather conditions for its optimum growth. 

All India arrivals of Ginger has been about 12114 MT during November this year. Manathavady (Kerala), Bara Bazar[Posta Bazar] (West Bengal), Pune (Maharashtra), Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Aiginia(Odisha) have been top 5 mandis registering arrivals of 3920, 2578, 971, 811 and 590 tonnes respectively (total arrivals 8870 MT in top 5 mandis) .  In these top 5 mandis, Manathavady Mandi of Kerala recorded lowest modal price of Rs 1400/qntl while Aiginia Mandi witnessed highest price of Rs 7500/qntl. 

While during the corresponding period in 2014, total Ginger arrival was 12004 MT and Nagpur (Maharashtra), Manathavady (Kerala),  Bara Bazar[Posta Bazar] (West Bengal), Pune (Maharashtra) and Kota [FV] (Rajasthan) were top 5 mandis registering arrivals of 2692, 1259, 960, 827 and 559 tonnes respectively (total arrivals 6297 MT in top 5 mandis).  Among these top 5 mandis, Manathavady had recorded lowest modal price of Rs 1300/qntl for this period whereas highest price Rs 3750/qntl recorded in Bara Bazar[Posta Bazar] Mandi of West Bengal.  

It is observed that the arrival of Ginger commodity during November this year has slightly increased as compared to last year.  We at WeatherSys monitor crop growth vis-à-vis the actual weather and weather forecast on day to day basis. We also gather ground information on the status of the crop and associated weather in major growing districts.  

During next seven days, scattered moderate to heavy rainfall is expected in Peninsular India. Although, the rainfall intensity is likely to reduce in later part of the week. Light to moderate rainfall would occur in many parts of North-West and Central India on 10th and 11th December.  

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