Harvesting of Urad Crop in Maharashtra Likely to Begin in Mid-September

WeatherSys has gathered ground information of the Urad crop and associated weather in below mentioned districts of Maharashtra. Deficient rainfall in the key pulses growing regions of Marathwada has impacted the total acreage under the crop.  

In Nashik, sowing of Urad commenced in June beginning after first Monsoon rainfall.  Presently, seed formation in the crop has almost completed and its harvesting would begin from second week of September. As per meteogram, about 50 mm rainfall was received in the district during last 10 days and no significant rainfall is expected in next seven days. 
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In Jalgaon, sowing of Urad was started in June beginning.  The crop will be ready for harvesting in 1-2 weeks.  There are very few farmers with their own irrigation facilities in the district.  The district falls in the Marathwada region which is rain deficit this season by about 50 percent. There has been no significant rainfall during last 10 days.  As per meteogram produced by metGIS_Agro®, no significant rainfall is likely during next seven days in the district. 

Sowing of Urad was started in June-end in the Nanded district. The crop is in seed formation stage from mid-August and its harvesting is expected to start from mid-September. A moderate rainfall would be beneficial for the crop at this stage.  As per meteogram produced by metGIS_Agro®, the district has received about 36 mm rainfall during last 10 days and no significant rainfall is likely during next seven days. 
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In Yavatmal, sowing of Urad crop was started in July beginning and its harvesting would start from October.  The total acreage of Urad in the district is lower than previous year. Most of the farmers have opted for Urad for intercropping with soybean and cotton.  Non-availability of market for the crop in the district is one of the reasons behind low acreage. A good spell of rainfall is required for optimum crop growth. There has been no significant rainfall from last 15 days and same trend is expected in next seven days.  

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