South-west monsoon brought heavy downpour in Delhi and various parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday
Prices Up due to rising domestic demand and hoarding by big farmers
Currently, cotton prices are at Rs 2,900-3,050 a quintal in Punjab and Haryana
Excise collections are mainly hit due to a considerable reduction in excise duty rates effected by the Centre
Punjab had last year brought highest ever area under wheat crop at 35.26 lakh hectares and achieved record output of 157.33 lakh MT
Even as paddy lifting in Punjab and Haryana reached 44.66 lakh metric tonne so far during the ongoing Kharif season (2009-10), down 27 per cent
Paddy growers of Punjab and Haryana are unlikely to get as much price for PUSA 1121 basmati variety as last year in view of expected oversupply of crop
A self proclaimed history buff, Someshwar tries to establish the omnipresence of the past through her novels
Punjab and Haryana have been badly affected due to irregular monsoon
Deficient rains this monsoon season may not make Haryana meet its targeted area under Kharif crop cultivation
