Tag: IMD

Deficient monsoon may challenge India’s kharif crop outlook; pulses, soybean and cotton face higher risk

Jun 3, 2026

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Vaibhav Sahu

in Grains, Rice

IMD cut the monsoon forecast to 90% of LPA, with a 60% chance of deficient rainfall. Soybean, pulses and cotton face the highest risk from weaker rainfall. India’s agricultural sector is facing renewed weather uncertainty after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) revised its southwest monsoon forecast to 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA) from…