# After second wave, patchy monsoon rains are raising growth and inflation worries for India

> Patchy monsoon rains after a three-week stall are delaying sowing of rice, cotton and soybeans in India. Retail inflation is already above the central bank's 6% upper limit, and analysts warn that weak sowing could hurt yields.

- Date: 2021-07-20 · published 2021-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46033-after-second-wave-patchy-monsoon-rains-are-raising-growth-and-inflation-worries
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed and weak Indian sowing raises the risk of lower rice and soybean output and higher domestic prices, which can pull on export availability and global prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-10-11 | [Why strong monsoon rains are not necessarily good news for Indian farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56514-why-strong-monsoon-rains-are-not-necessarily-good-news-for-indian-farmers.md) | -0.4% | -2.2% |
| RICE | 2023-05-16 | [Explainer: Why El Nino is a concern for Indian monsoon rains?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35897-explainer-why-el-nino-is-a-concern-for-indian-monsoon-rains.md) | -5.7% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2023-07-18 | [Why Indian farmers worry despite 'average' monsoon rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5099-why-indian-farmers-worry-despite-average-monsoon-rains.md) | +5.4% | +1.8% |
| RICE | 2023-08-28 | [India on track for lowest monsoon rains in 8 years -sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34477-india-on-track-for-lowest-monsoon-rains-in-8-years-sources.md) | +6.2% | +1.1% |
| RICE | 2019-08-14 | [What The Current Late Monsoon Rainfalls Mean For India’s Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57554-what-the-current-late-monsoon-rainfalls-mean-for-india-s-agriculture.md) | -4.1% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2021-08-12 | [India gets below-average monsoon rains for second straight week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45522-india-gets-below-average-monsoon-rains-for-second-straight-week.md) | -3.4% | -10.4% |
| SOY | 2023-08-28 | [India on track for lowest monsoon rains in 8 years -sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34477-india-on-track-for-lowest-monsoon-rains-in-8-years-sources.md) | -1.8% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2022-10-10 | [Threat of food inflation looms as India grapples with delayed heavy rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39075-threat-of-food-inflation-looms-as-india-grapples-with-delayed-heavy-rains.md) | +1.2% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- theprint.in: https://theprint.in/economy/after-second-wave-patchy-monsoon-rains-are-raising-growth-and-inflation-worries-for-india/699310/

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