India’s Monsoon Seen Strongest in 22 Years as La Nina Looms
- Showers in June-September season seen 109% of 50-year average
- Monsoon-sown food grain production seen rising on good rain
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India is set for the highest monsoon rainfall since 1994 as the odds of a La Nina increase, boosting planting of rice, corn and oilseed crops.
The precipitation during the four-month rainy season starting in June is seen at 109 percent of the average of about 89 centimeters (35 inches), more than the 105 percent predicted in April, Skymet Weather Services Pvt., a New Delhi-based private forecaster, said on its website on Tuesday. The forecast has a margin of error of 4 percent. That’s more than the 106 percent estimated by the state-run India Meteorological Department.