Argentine farmers are expected to harvest 25 million tonnes of commercial use maize in the 2013-14, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said, increasing its previous estimate of 24 million tonnes. Good weather has helped increase productivity, particularly in late-planted corn.Argentinais the world's No. 3 corn exporter.
Farmers in India start sowing cotton by the end of May and harvesting commences from end-September. Many cotton-growing farmers this time are using high-yielding seeds to ensure productivity. Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) estimatesIndia's cotton output at a record 37.5 million bales for 2013-14, exports of 9 million bales.
USDA reduced total projected US wheat production for 2014-15 by 500,000 metric tons from May to 52.9 MMT. It is 9 percent lower than last year and smallest output since 2006-07. The outlook for spring wheat is quite positive, but USDA expects a below-average winter wheat harvest leading to lower overall production.
Weather alert for Delhi/NCR issued at 14.41 hrs
Light rain and thundershowers are likely at few places in Delhi/NCR with strong winds ranging between 40 kmph and 70 kmph during the next 2 to 6 hours.
Weather alert for Haryana issued at 14.35 hrs
Light rain and thundershowers are likely at few places in Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Mahendragarh, Mewat, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak and Sonipat districts with strong winds ranging between 40 kmph and 70 kmph during the next 2 to 6 hours.
Weather alert for Bihar issued at 13.55 hrs
Short spells of rain and thundershowers are likely at some places in Begusarai, Darbhanga, Khagaria, Munger, Patna, Samastipur and Vaishali districts with strong winds ranging between 40 kmph and 70 kmph during the next 2 to 6 hours.
Weather alert for Madhya Pradesh issued at 13.50 hrs
Short spells of rain and thundershowers are likely at few places in Balaghat, Bhind, Chhindwara, Datia, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Morena, Seoni, Sheopur, Shivpuri and Tikamgarh districts of Madhya Pradesh with strong winds ranging between 40 kmph and 70 kmph during the next 2 to 6 hours.
Weather alert for Rajasthan issued at 13.10 hrs
Short spells of rain and thundershowers are expected at few places in Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan with strong winds ranging between 50 kmph and 70 kmph during the next 2 to 6 hours.
Weather alert for Gujarat issued at 12.10 hrs
Light to moderate rain and thundershowers woulf be observed at few places in Amreli, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Porbandar districts with strong winds ranging between 40 kmph and 60 kmph during the next 2 to 6 hours.
After a period of excruciating heat wave and record breaking temperatures, capital city Delhi has been witnessing cloudy and rainy weather since Thursday. And according to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Delhi is in for some light thundershowers today too. Moreover, a very warm day with some isolated thundershowers towards late afternoon/evening, is likely to continue in Delhi and adjoining areas, this entire week.
Continuous flow of moist westerly-southwesterly winds from the Arabain Sea that are penetrating upto North India have made the weather in Delhi pleasantly cool. These moist winds have been displacing hot and dry northwesterly winds to bring rain in Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan. Maximum temperatures have dipped considerably at these places.
Maximum temperature in Delhi on Friday recorded three degrees below normal at 36.4⁰C as opposed to 41⁰C on Thursday and 43.6⁰C on Wednesday. With a marginal rise, the maximum settled at 37.1⁰C on Saturday. Further forecasts suggest, the mercury could rise further, to settle around 39⁰C on Sunday.
Meanwhile, mercury dipped in the hottest belt of India, Rajasthan. Here the maximums are currently settling between 37⁰C and 41⁰C, as opposed to 47⁰C in the last few days. Capital city of Jaipur on Friday recorded a high of 40.5⁰C which was just about a degree above normal.
However, nights and early morning hours remain hot in entire northwest plains due to high humidity. Minimums in Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan are recording as high 31⁰C on an average. Bikaner on Sunday observed the warmest morning at 32⁰C.
“Barring pockets of extreme west Rajasthan, such as Barmer and Jaisalmer, temperatures in Delhi and entire northwest plains will not rise and settle in the mid forties as it did in the last few weeks. Half the month of June is over and within few weeks, monsoon may come knocking”, says meteorologist, Samar Chaudhury.
On Saturday, Delhi received good showers of 6.2 mm at the Palam station, whereas light rain of 2.6 mm occurred at Safdarjung. On Friday rain remained light at the both the stations, recording only around 1 mm. Rain at other places were: Amabala and Karnal in Haryana, of 5.5 mm and 2.8 mm respectively.
It could be more than three weeks before the monsoon arrives in North India, but the news of rain at some places including Delhi sets off a period of keen expectancy.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Divison in India, after heavy monsoon showers in Mumbai on Sunday morning, more rain is expected in the afternoon. The weather in Mumbai has been cloudy since early morning and the humidity has been high of up to 90%. A direct flow of moisture laden southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea, after the Cyclone Nanauk fizzled, is further making conditions favorable for more rain in Mumbai. Till 8:30 am on Sunday, Mumbai had received heavy monsoon showers of up to 15 mm at Santacruz station and 21 mm at Colaba. Latest satellite and radar images further show cells of cumulonimbus clouds (thunder clouds) are already present around Mumbai which could soon become more intense and head towards Mumbai, giving rain anytime today. “According to Skymet, heavy showers are expected in Mumbai on Monday as well. The monsoon current which was getting disrupted by Cyclone Nanauk has now started to revive, resulting in influx of moist winds from the Arabian Sea. Nanauk has become insignificant and is currently seen as a trough along the coast of Oman”, says meteorologist, Samar Chaudhury. Rain in Maharashtra, Gujarat & Goa So far, other than Mumbai, interiors of Maharashtra and parts of South Gujarat are seen getting drenched in good amounts of rain, completely abating the prolonged heat wave in Vidarbha and adjoining region in the last few weeks. From Saturday 8 am to Sunday 8 am rainfall figures in Maharashtra were: Ratnagiri 46 mm, Mahabaleshwar 26 mm, Chandrapur 10 mm, Gondia 11 mm, Harnai 21 mm, Nagpur 8 mm, Nashik 2 mm, Sanghli 13 mm, Satara 2 mm, Dahanu and Parbhani 1 mm. Pune, lying on the leeward side of the Western Ghats received only traces of rain. Rainfall occurred in most parts of Gujarat but was heavier in the southern coastal parts. Porbandar 45 mm, Amreli 8.4 mm, Veraval 4 mm, Surat 2 mm, Dwarka and Bhavnagar 1.2 mm, Naliya, Rajkot and Okha 1 mm. Further, heavy rain is being reported from Goa too, where 67 mm of rain occurred in the last 24 hours. Goa is currently experiencing higher humidity of 99% . A reading of 100% relative humidity means that the air is totally saturated with water vapour and cannot hold any more moisture, creating the possibility of rain.
