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Express Tribune
25-05-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Monsoon rains arrive 8 days early, earliest in 16 years
Monsoon rains hit the coast of India's southernmost state of Kerala on Saturday, eight days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in 16 years and providing the promise of a bumper harvest and relief from a gruelling heatwave. The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country's $4 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70% of the rain that India needs to water farms and replenish aquifers and reservoirs. Nearly half of India's farmland, without any irrigation cover, depends on the annual June-September rains to grow a number of crops. Summer rains usually begin to lash Kerala around June 1 before spreading nationwide by mid-July, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, corn, cotton, soybeans and sugarcane. The onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala on May 24 is its earliest onset since May 23, 2009, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. The monsoon has covered Kerala and parts of neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as well as parts of the northeastern state of Mizoram, the IMD said. Conditions are favourable for the monsoon's further spread into Goa, parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, the northeastern states, West Bengal, and the remaining parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the next 2 to 3 days. Surplus pre-monsoon rainfall and an early monsoon onset will help farmers, especially in the southern and central states, to sow summer crops earlier than usual, said Ashwini Bansod, vice president for commodities research at Phillip Capital India, a Mumbai-based brokerage. "Abundant soil moisture and early sowing could potentially boost crop yields," Bansod said. Last year, the monsoon reached the coast of Kerala on May 30, and overall summer rains were the highest since 2020, supporting recovery from a drought in 2023. The IMD last month forecast above-average monsoon rains for the second straight year in 2025. The department defines average or normal rainfall as ranging between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the four-month season.
Otago Daily Times
25-05-2025
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Monsoon hits India earliest in 16 years
Monsoon rains have hit India eight days earlier than expected, the earlier in 16 years. Monsoon rains hit the coast of India's southernmost state of Kerala, eight days earlier than usual. It marked the earliest arrival in 16 years and provided the promise of a bumper harvest and relief from a gruelling heatwave. The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country's $US4 trillion ($NZ6.7 trillion) economy, delivers nearly 70% of the rain that India needs to water farms and replenish aquifers and reservoirs. Nearly half of India's farmland, without any irrigation cover, depends on the annual June-September rains to grow a number of crops. Summer rains usually begin to lash Kerala around June 1 before spreading nationwide by mid-July, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, corn, cotton, soybeans and sugarcane. The onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala on May 24 is its earliest onset since May 23, 2009, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. The monsoon has covered Kerala and parts of neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as well as parts of the northeastern state of Mizoram, the IMD said. Conditions are favourable for the monsoon's further spread into Goa, parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, the northeastern states, West Bengal, and the remaining parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the next 2 to 3 days. Surplus pre-monsoon rainfall and an early monsoon onset will help farmers, especially in the southern and central states, to sow summer crops earlier than usual, said Ashwini Bansod, vice president for commodities research at Phillip Capital India, a Mumbai-based brokerage. "Abundant soil moisture and early sowing could potentially boost crop yields," Bansod said. Last year, the monsoon reached the coast of Kerala on May 30, and overall summer rains were the highest since 2020, supporting recovery from a drought in 2023. The IMD last month forecast above-average monsoon rains for the second straight year in 2025. The department defines average or normal rainfall as ranging between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the four-month season.
Kuwait Times
25-05-2025
- Business
- Kuwait Times
India's monsoon rains arrive 8 days earlier than usual
MUMBAI: Monsoon rains hit the coast of India's southernmost state of Kerala on Saturday, eight days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in 16 years and providing the promise of a bumper harvest and relief from a gruelling heatwave. The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country's $4 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70 percent of the rain that India needs to water farms and replenish aquifers and reservoirs. Nearly half of India's farmland, without any irrigation cover, depends on the annual June-September rains to grow a number of crops. Summer rains usually begin to lash Kerala around June 1 before spreading nationwide by mid-July, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, corn, cotton, soybeans and sugarcane. The onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala on May 24 is its earliest onset since May 23, 2009, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. The monsoon has covered Kerala and parts of neighboring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as well as parts of the northeastern state of Mizoram, the IMD said. Conditions are favorable for the monsoon's further spread into Goa, parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, the northeastern states, West Bengal, and the remaining parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the next 2 to 3 days. Surplus pre-monsoon rainfall and an early monsoon onset will help farmers, especially in the southern and central states, to sow summer crops earlier than usual, said Ashwini Bansod, vice president for commodities research at Phillip Capital India, a Mumbai-based brokerage. 'Abundant soil moisture and early sowing could potentially boost crop yields,' Bansod said. Last year, the monsoon reached the coast of Kerala on May 30, and overall summer rains were the highest since 2020, supporting recovery from a drought in 2023. The IMD last month forecast above-average monsoon rains for the second straight year in 2025. The department defines average or normal rainfall as ranging between 96 percent and 104 percent of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the four-month season. — Reuters
Business Recorder
24-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
India's monsoon rains arrive 8 days early, earliest in 16 years
MUMBAI: Monsoon rains hit the coast of India's southernmost state of Kerala on Saturday, eight days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in 16 years and providing the promise of a bumper harvest and relief from a gruelling heatwave. The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country's $4 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70% of the rain that India needs to water farms and replenish aquifers and reservoirs. Nearly half of India's farmland, without any irrigation cover, depends on the annual June-September rains to grow a number of crops. Summer rains usually begin to lash Kerala around June 1 before spreading nationwide by mid-July, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, corn, cotton, soybeans and sugarcane. The onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala on May 24 is its earliest onset since May 23, 2009, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. The monsoon has covered Kerala and parts of neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as well as parts of the northeastern state of Mizoram, the IMD said. At least 14 dead due to heavy rain in India's Gujarat Conditions are favourable for the monsoon's further spread into Goa, parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, the northeastern states, West Bengal, and the remaining parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the next 2 to 3 days. Surplus pre-monsoon rainfall and an early monsoon onset will help farmers, especially in the southern and central states, to sow summer crops earlier than usual, said Ashwini Bansod, vice president for commodities research at Phillip Capital India, a Mumbai-based brokerage. 'Abundant soil moisture and early sowing could potentially boost crop yields,' Bansod said. Last year, the monsoon reached the coast of Kerala on May 30, and overall summer rains were the highest since 2020, supporting recovery from a drought in 2023. The IMD last month forecast above-average monsoon rains for the second straight year in 2025. The department defines average or normal rainfall as ranging between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the four-month season.
Khaleej Times
30-01-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Wheat crop at risk as India braces for warmer February, sources say
India is set to see above-average temperatures in February, with key wheat and rapeseed-growing states likely to see maximum temperatures up to 5°C above average on some days in a risk to crops, two weather bureau sources said. As the world's second biggest wheat producer, India is counting on a bumper harvest in 2025 to avoid costly imports, following three straight years of poor crop yields since 2022. After a sharp, sudden rise in temperatures in February and March shrivelled the crop, India, also the world's second-biggest wheat consumer, was forced to ban exports of the staple in 2022. Higher temperatures during the grain formation stage could reduce yields for the fourth straight year, trimming overall production and forcing authorities to lower or remove the 40 per cent import tax to facilitate imports to tide over shortages. Maximum and minimum temperatures in northern, central, and eastern states are likely to be above normal in February, said a senior official at the India Meteorological Department, who did not wish to be identified ahead of the official announcement from the weather office. The weather office is likely to issue its forecast for February on Friday. "On a few days of February, maximum temperatures could rise 5°C above average in some states," the official said. India's Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh states in the north, along with Madhya Pradesh in central India, form the country's top wheat-growing regions. "In the second half of February, daytime temperatures in the northern and northwestern parts of the country could see a sharp rise," said another IMD official. Winter-sown crops such as wheat, rapeseed, and chickpeas are planted from October to December and require cold weather conditions during their growth and maturity stages for optimal yields. "If temperatures remain higher than normal for a prolonged period, it can negatively impact yields by creating moisture stress," said Ashwini Bansod, vice-president for commodities research at Phillip Capital India, a Mumbai-based brokerage. Hot and unseasonably warm weather leads to lower production and sharp drawdowns in state reserves. As a result, wheat prices hit a record 33,250 rupees per metric tonne earlier this month. Any drop in the rapeseed crop could force India, the world's biggest vegetable oil importer, to step up its cooking oil imports, said a Mumbai-based trader with a global trade house. The area under rapeseed, the country's main oilseed crop, is already down from last year.
