Actual harvest of pulses may fall short of the target and last year’s production

Ten weeks into the four-month cycle of south-west monsoon that runs from June to September, the spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall as of August 9 presents a mixed picture. Seven of the 36 meteorological sub-divisions covering Kerala, Karnataka, Marathwada and Vidharba in Maharashtra and also West Uttar Pradesh are already in deficient category. Although technically not in the deficient ...