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New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) Soyabean sowing is expected to gain momentum from the first week of July with the arrival of monsoon rains in key producing states, including Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, say experts. Since there has been one round of rains, the amount of moisture in the air is high, which will facilitate sowing once the monsoon comes, Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA) Spokesperson and Coordinator Rajesh Agarwal said. "Once sowing starts, it will complete in 10 days," he added. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan are the three largest oilseed producers in the country and constitute about 55 per cent, 30 per cent and nine per cent of the total soyabean acreage, respectively, as per SOPA data. "Some sowing takes place in Madhya Pradesh even before monsoon, barring which there has been no sowing. It is expected to start and speed up in Maharashtra and Rajasthan in the first week of July," Angel Broking Senior Analyst Badruddin said. According to Met Department officials, rains have already reached South MP and are expected to cover the entire state in a week. SOPA and analysts expect soyabean acreage to drop by 5-10 per cent this kharif as farmers may shift to other crops. The total area under soyabean, which is grown during the kharif season, stood at 9.67 million hectares for 2009-10. "Soyabean acreage in Maharashtra will be 5-8 per cent lesser this year as farmers are going to shift acreage to cotton and sugarcane as they find them more remunerative and do not expect good rates for soyabean," Badruddin said. Brazil and Argentina, the biggest producers of soyabean, have produced seven million tonnes more oilseed this year, due to which farmers realisations are low and they are holding back stocks, Agarwal pointed out. Soyabean production in the country, as per SOPA, is estimated at 9.72 million tonnes in 2009-10. However, the government data pegs the output higher at 10.54 million tonnes.
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