# Crop sowing lags in India on scanty rains, raises concerns over yields | Economy & Policy News - Business Standard

> Summer-sown crop planting in India is lagging after below-normal monsoon rainfall, with planted area at 104.4 million hectares as of Aug. 20, down 1.6% year on year. Cotton area is down 8.3% and Gujarat received 47% less rain than normal.

- Date: 2021-08-23 · published 2021-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45520-crop-sowing-lags-in-india-on-scanty-rains-raises-concerns-over-yields-economy
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian rice and cotton output could cut exports and lift imports of edible oils such as palm, sunflower and soy oil, supporting vegetable oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-11-03 | [Paddy bonus casts shadow over rice export in Chhattisgarh \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67957-paddy-bonus-casts-shadow-over-rice-export-in-chhattisgarh-economy-and-policy.md) | +0.2% | +11.7% |
| RICE | 2017-09-27 | [Basmati rice to remain costlier this year on lower output estimates \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68936-basmati-rice-to-remain-costlier-this-year-on-lower-output-estimates-economy-and.md) | +0.4% | -3.0% |
| RICE | 2026-06-04 | [Asia rice: Vietnam prices rise on El Nino concerns; Bangladesh rates stay high amid heatwave - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18867-asia-rice-vietnam-prices-rise-on-el-nino-concerns-bangladesh-rates-stay-high.md) | -1.6% | +2.2% |
| RICE | 2018-07-17 | [Cloudy outlook: Rice-growing states face big rain deficit - India News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63992-cloudy-outlook-rice-growing-states-face-big-rain-deficit-india-news-the.md) | -0.5% | -14.4% |
| RICE | 2026-09-11 | [Indian rice export prices hit one-year high amid supply concerns - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17447-indian-rice-export-prices-hit-one-year-high-amid-supply-concerns-the.md) | +1.0% | +7.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-01-23 | [Palm oil rebounds on severe rain concerns, Chinese demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32229-palm-oil-rebounds-on-severe-rain-concerns-chinese-demand-markets-business.md) | +0.4% | -0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-08-29 | [Malaysian palm jumps 1% amid supply concerns in India - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34676-malaysian-palm-jumps-1-amid-supply-concerns-in-india-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.2% | -3.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-07-21 | [Palm oil bounces back, hovers near 5-month high on supply concerns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52202-palm-oil-bounces-back-hovers-near-5-month-high-on-supply-concerns-markets.md) | +0.4% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/crop-sowing-lags-in-india-on-scanty-rains-raises-concerns-over-yields-121082301010_1.html

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