Rice Crop in India Seen at Record as Early Rains Spur Sowing
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Rice output in India, the world’s second-largest grower, is set to climb to a record as early arrival of monsoon rains over the biggest growing regions spurs planting, potentially boosting exports.
The monsoon crop may increase 2.4 percent to 95 million metric tons from 92.75 million tons a year earlier, said P. Chengal Reddy, secretary general of the Consortium of Indian Farmers Associations. The rain-fed crop is planted from June and harvested from October and accounts for almost 90 percent of the nation’s total production.