India’s summer crop planting is delayed.

To the India's summer crops are delayed. due to the slow start of the monsoons, which resulted in Rainfall below average for the period.According to a report published by Reuters this Monday (29). The planting crops like soy, cotton, corn and the rice were the most affected. Currently, the Asian country is the world's largest rice exporter, responsible for approximately 40% of global shipments of the commodityIn the state of KeralaIn southern India, the annual monsoon arrived with three days lateFurthermore, the advance through the agricultural areas of the west of the country has stalled for about 14 days. At the moment, it is unclear what the… impact of planting delay about pricesFurthermore, the expectation is that the monsoon will still gain strength in Indian territory. According to the data Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare of the country, were planted 18.27 million hectares of summer crops until June 25thThe volume is 23% lower than the same period last year. Among the crops cultivated, the soy it was planted in 692 thousand hectares, a 65% reduction compared to 2025. As for corn it was sown in 1.57 million hectares (-16%). The cotton Its planting area was also reduced by 35%, currently occupying… 2.97 million hectaresFurthermore, 2.58 million hectares were sown. rice, a volume lower than the 3.44 million hectares of last year. Only the sugarcane It recorded a 1.2% growth in its planted area, reaching 5.7 million hectares.

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