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Saturday, 24 January 2015

Sowing and Harvesting Seasons of Indian Agricultural Commodities

Trading Cycles are mostly influenced by the growing and harvesting seasons of a particular commodity. Here a crop calendar is provided for the commodities which are traded in the Indian futures market.

There are three main seasons.

1. Kharif Season = June -------- September
2. Rabi Season    =  October ------Jan
3. Zaid Season    = February ----May


Major Kharif Season Crops :

Soybean,  Cotton, Castorseed, Turmeric, Chilli, Guarseed,& Maize, Potato

Major Rabi Season Crops:
Wheat,, Chana, RMseed, Barley, Jeera, Dhaniya, Pepper, Potato

Major Zaid Season Crops:
Mentha,

Annual crop [12-18 month crop]:
Sugarcane

Perennial Crop:
Cardamom




AP: Andhra Pradesh, MP: Madhya Pradesh, Raj: Rajasthan, UP: Uttar Pradesh, MH: Maharashtra, Guj: Gujarat, Kar: Karnataka, Ker: Kerala, TN: Tamil Nadu, HP: Himachal Pradesh, Har: Haryana, WB: West Bengal, Bir: Bihar, Punj: Punjab Or: Orissa