India is likely to receive 9% more rainfall than the average in September, the weather office said on Thursday, although uneven distribution could trim yields of summer-sown crops in Asia's third biggest economy that relies on farming to boost growth and generate jobs.
"Normal to above normal rainfall probability is likely over most parts of India except many parts northeast India, and some parts of east and northwest India where below normal rainfall is likely," the state-run India Meteorological Department said in a statement.
"Rice planting has been delayed this year in eastern states. They need average rainfall, but IMD's forecast suggests below-normal rainfall in this region. This could further hit the rice crop," the dealer said. India's top rice regions in the east - Bihar, Jharkhand and some parts of the states of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh - have recorded a rainfall deficit as high as 44%. As a result, rice planting has dropped by 6% so far this season.
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