India: Monsoon 2014 Wrap Up Report
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), precipitation during the 2014 southwest monsoon (June-September) was 12 percent below India’s long period average (LPA) of 886.9 mm. As a result, 2014/15 kharif season (fall harvested) planted area dropped two percent to 101.9 million hectares. Food-grain production is forecast at 120.27 million metric tons (MMT), a seven-percent decrease from last year. Prevailing weather conditions appear favorable for rabi (winter) crops.
