# Agriculture minister to CMs: ‘Review measures to handle possible monsoon failure’ | India.com

> India's Agriculture Minister asked state chief ministers to review measures for a possible monsoon failure. The IMD's first forecast projects rainfall at 96 percent of the long-period average for Kharif 2017, with an updated forecast due in June.

- Date: 2017-05-08 · published 2017-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70986-agriculture-minister-to-cms-review-measures-to-handle-possible-monsoon-failure
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A risk of sub-par monsoon rainfall could cut kharif rice and pulse output and support Indian domestic prices, though the forecast is still preliminary.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
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| RICE | 2021-09-21 | [Indonesia prepares measures to protect rice harvest from La Nina – Rice Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44988-indonesia-prepares-measures-to-protect-rice-harvest-from-la-nina-rice-today.md) | +2.0% | +0.9% |
| RICE | 2026-05-29 | [India Cuts Monsoon Outlook to 90% of Normal in Risk to Crops \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19228-india-cuts-monsoon-outlook-to-90-of-normal-in-risk-to-crops-financial-post.md) | -1.7% | +2.3% |
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## Sources

- india.com: https://www.india.com/news/agriculture-minister-to-cms-review-measures-to-handle-possible-monsoon-failure-2111019/

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