India Records Best Rainy Season in Four Years in Boost to Crops
A busy street during monsoon rains in Kolkata, India on Sept. 26.
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India recorded its best monsoon season since 2020, setting the stage for a bumper harvest of crops such as rice, soybeans and pulses.
Precipitation during the June-September period waters about half of the country’s farmland and is critical to agriculture because it also influences winter plantings. Rains were below average last year, prompting the government to prolong restrictions on rice, wheat and sugar exports.