Jaipur. According to the latest data on kharif crops, the share of pulses has decreased. Due to its effect, a sharp increase in the price of pulses can be seen in the coming days. However, experts feel that the government may also try to control the prices by increasing the import of pulses from abroad. Due to the increasing prices of pulses, the taste of the plate can also deteriorate. Already, the prices of tomato, ginger and spices like cumin, fennel, black pepper and other spices are increasing. Along with this, now the plate can become tasteless due to the increase in the price of pulses.
According to a report by ICRA Research, the prospects of sowing of kharif crops to reach last year's level are bleak due to the forecast of weak in August. It has been told in the report that according to the data till July 28, the kharif crop is currently marginally behind compared to last year.
The crop has been sown in 75.3 per cent area this year as against 75.5 per cent last year. However, there is also a possibility of further reduction in it in the coming days. According to the report, the Meteorological Department has forecast slightly less than normal monsoon in the month of August.
The share of pulses in the total Kharif crop has decreased by 11.3 per cent. At the same time, the cotton crop is one percent less. Sowing has decreased by 1.23 million hectares as compared to last year. If we talk about the states, sowing has increased in UP, Rajasthan. Whereas, there has been a decrease in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.