Bright Prospects of Moong in Rajasthan

Moong is dominant pulse crop in Rajasthan.  In 2014, this crop was sown in about 878 thousand ha area. This year Moong has been sown in about 1026 thousand ha which is about 98.7 percent of targeted 1040 thousand ha for this Kharif season.  Fortunately, Rajasthan has witnessed good monsoon rainfall this season. About 87 percent excess rainfall has been registered in West Rajasthan.  We, at WeatherSys, have gathered ground information of the status of this crop from three districts namely Barmer, Nagaur and Jodhpur in west Rajasthan.  


In Barmer, a good spell of monsoon rainfall was received during 22nd July to 29th July 2015 and moderate rain was experienced on 14th August.  The sowing is completed in many places in the district while some farmers have started sowing after rainfall on 14th August.  As per meteogram, no rainfall is likely over the district during next 7 days.

Nagaur has experienced moderate rainfall on regular intervals after 20th July. The crop is about 2 month old in the district and is in flowering stage.  Some insects were noticed in the flowers of the crop for which farmers are using Malaysian insecticide. No rainfall is likely over the district during next 7 days.

In Jodhpur, there was moderate rainfall on regular intervals during 20th to 30th July and subsequently from 11th to 16th August.  The Moong crop is about one month old now. Presently, no insect or disease has been noticed in the crop. As per the farmers, about 80% area has been sown with moong and they are expecting about 6qntl/acre yield.  The mandi rate for the Moong is around Rs. 80/kg which is expected to go down to Rs. 35/kg after harvesting of this crop.  As per the meteogram, no rainfall is expected in the district during next 7 days.


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