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India has prepared a rabi contingency plan covering 225 districts after the southwest monsoon ended with a 12.6% rainfall deficit amid a strengthening El Niño. The plan addresses crop choices, seed and fertilizer availability, and water management; recent rainfall in some districts may require adjustments.
Officials warned that inadequate winter-crop planting could affect wheat, pulses and oilseed output as food inflation remains elevated.
Low soil moisture and reservoir levels could constrain winter-crop planting and reduce supplies, supporting prices for affected crops, including wheat. Recent rainfall may ease some of that supply risk.
energy.economictimes.indiatimes.comShambhavi AnandNov 7, 2026After 1,072 past bullish weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.3%), and +0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
