Unfavourable climate situations and crimson bollworm attacks led to extensive Cotton crop harm in Telangana. Dry spells within the initial tiers of the kharif season, too, brought about stunted boom of bolls.

With farmers finishing the 1/3 spherical of picking in numerous elements of Telangana, general cotton output is pegged at 50 lakh quintals as in opposition to the centered three.5 crore quintals.

About 20 lakh farmers grew cotton on approximately 44-45 lakh acres this kharif as in opposition to the everyday region of 41 lakh acres. In a regular season, farmers get a median yield of eight-10 quintals an acre.

This time, but, yields halved because of the red bollworm risk, which set in early in the season in some regions.
Deficit in Tea output likely to fetch excessive fee
Tea generating organizations are looking ahead to fetch high fee on this year’s auctions because of an expected 50 million kg (mn kg) deficit of tea.

After a three-month hiatus, the primary flush (first plucking) of tea begins to hit the auction centres in early March. During the primary flush, 120-one hundred thirty mn kg is produced in north India (the whole united states of america apart from the southern place).

According to the Indian Tea Association (ITA), the apex body for north Indian tea, production changed into down by using thirteen mn kg all through January-October last 12 months; November-December is also predicted to sign up every other 12 mn kg dip, attributable to climatic modifications in Assam and north Bengal.

Sources among agents say intake is also predicted to improve, often led by means of a protracted iciness, the overall election and the Ardh Kumbh Mela.