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Weather update on pulse producing regions/
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Argentina

  • Intense rainfall has affected the chickpea producing regions of north-eastern Argentina this week, causing significant damage to the upcoming crop, says Matias Macera of Desdelsur
  • "The rains in Tucuman and the south of Salta have caused noticeable damage to the quality of production," explains Macera. “Of the roughly 60,000 ha planted in north-eastern Argentina, 35% had already been harvested when the rains arrived. The rest have suffered and continue to suffer the impact of the rains.”
  • "It's likely that half of the northern crop will have quality issues – around 30% of the crop is yet to be harvested. The harvest of 60,000 ha of chickpea crops in Cordoba has just begun.”

 

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India

  • South Peninsula India has seen rainfall a full 7% above average for the winter monsoon between October 1-November 4, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The wet weather has reportedly delayed chickpea planting for the rabi crop.
  • "The excess rain in South India has had an extensive impact and seeding is delayed,” says Binod Agarwal of SGR Group, “so the harvest will be delayed also. Normally we expect to harvest in South India by the end of December or January, but now the industry believes it will be in February."
  • India is projected to have a warm November during the rabi crop seedings, according to the IMD. This month will see “no hint of winter” with warmer temperatures than average, having seen its warmest October since 1901 

 

Australia

Australia Bureau of Meteorology – Rainfall predictions for November 7-14

  • "Extreme heat and wind" led to bans on harvesting in some areas of Western Australia last week, with more delays seen in Esperance over the weekend due to rain. However, the Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update for reports that low rainfall in southern and western cropping regions have meant a "largely uninterrupted" week of harvesting
  • A similarly dry week of "little to no rainfall" is projected between now and November 14 across the cropping zones of Australia, which will allow the winter harvest to advance further
  • ABARES reports soil moisture is low in southern Australia after the an extended period of low rainfall, but that eastern Queensland, northern New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and large parts of Western Australia, are all judged to have above average soil moisture

Mexico

  • Reservoirs in Sinaloa are at "critical levels" reports Luz Noticias this week, suggesting that levels are well below what's needed to guarantee water for the agricultural sector for the next cycle
  • CONAGUA (National Water Commission) has suggested reducing the production of yellow and white corn in favor of crops that demand less water, such as sorghum, beans, chickpeas, and sesame, as there may be restrictions on farming in the state – up to 40% of Sinaloa's arable land could be affected 
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