Breaking News-DJ FOCUS: India Summer-Sown Crop May Be Hit On Weak Rains

MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--India's summer crop planting could take a turn for the worse if the weakness in monsoon rains continues in the next couple of weeks,industry participants said.
Planting of India's summer crops such as rice, corn, oilseeds, cotton and sugar cane is now underway, and good monsoon rains are critical because 60% of the country's farmlands are rain-fed.