APMA Daily News Letter

11
th
June`14
Rainfall occurred at most places over Kerala, Lakshadweep, Coastal Karnataka and at many
places over Rayalaseema. Isolated rainfall occurred over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
and South Interior Karnataka. Mainly dry weather prevailed over Telangana and North interior
Karnataka.The chief amounts of rainfall recorded in centimetres are: Dhone 10, Thambalapalli 7,
Utukuru(a) 6, Sullurpet 6, Arogyavaram 5, Tirupati Aero 5, Pattikonda5, Rayachoti 5,
Dharmavaram 4, Srikalahasthi 4, Lakkireddipalam 3, Pulivendla 3, Satyavedu 3, Venkatagiri
Town 3, Tada 2, Tirumalla(a) 2, Rajampet 2, Puttur 2, Pakala 2, Allagadda 1, Anantpur 1,
Chittoor 1, Koilkuntla 1, Kamalapuram 1, Punganur 1, Perumallapalli(a) 1, Owk 1, Vempalli 1,
Gudur 1.
Monsoon will bounce back next week after Arabian Sea storm dies out:A prevailing storm in
the Arabian Sea may be the most predominant monsoon feature now, but rains may lash the
mainland in right earnest from next week.India Met Department has classified the storm as a
well-marked low-pressure area but the US Joint Typhoon Warning Centre has given it a
numbered cyclone status.The storm is now well on its west-northwest course towards Oman,
but is forecast to lose some steam before approaching for landfall.According to the European
Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, the monsoon would roar back to life from
Monday onwards.
Cotton area in India climbing for first time in three years: Cotton seeding in India, the worlds second-
largest grower, will probably expand for the first time since 2011 after global prices reached a
two-year high in March. The area may increase by 3.4% to 12 million hectares (29.65 million
acres) in the planting season that started in May, according to the median of five estimates from
growers, exporters and industry groups compiled by Bloomberg. The crop, which will be
harvested from October, may be a record for a second year, the Confederation of Indian Textile
Industry said, without giving an estimate. Farmers have been happy with the prices they have got
and they have very limited alternate crops available, Nayan Mirani, vice president of the
Mumbai-based Cotton Association of India, said by phone on 5 June. Planting is looking positive
and should be the same or even more than last year.
Monsoon worries:Planting began last month in the northern Indian states of Punjab and
Haryana, which are irrigated regions, while sowing in the biggest producing states of Gujarat and
Maharashtra starts with the onset of monsoon rain this month. The monsoon, which provides
more than 70% of annual rainfall, will be 95% of a 50-year average from June to September, the
India Meteorological Department estimates.
If the monsoon is below normal, the area under cotton will remain the same or even go up
because among the competing crops cotton requires the least amount of water, D.K. Nair,
Secretary General of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, said by phone from New
Delhi. When theres a water shortage, more people shift to cotton.An El Nino weather pattern
may be established by August as Australia remains on alert for the event that brings drought to
the Asia-Pacific region and heavier-than-usual rain to South America, the Bureau of
Meteorology said on 3 June. The event will reduce monsoon rain and crops from cotton to sugar
and rice may be hurt, Newedge LLC said in a report dated 5 June.
There are indications that area might increase in Gujarat by 10% to 15% because the farmers
have got good prices, Shirish Shah, partner at Bhaidas Cursondas and Co., said by phone.
Acreage will also climb in Rajasthan, Telangana and Seemandhra states, he said.
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