El Nino concerns: From sugar to tractors, 12% rain deficit threatens 5 core sectors
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- ✓A 12% rain deficit and El Nino concerns now threaten five core sectors, including sugar and tractors.
- ✓The USDA cut India’s 2026-27 sugar output forecast to 29.5 million metric tonnes.
- ✓Shrikant Chouhan said, "The economic impact of a drought extends beyond the agriculture sector to primary, manufacturing, and financial sectors."
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The El Nino may impact demand across multiple sectors
2 key Indian states have declared drought and many others are facing similar conditions.The El Nino and weak monsoon that has led to crop damage, reservoir level deficit and slowdown in rural demand. However, the worry is not only limited to the rural or agriculture sector.
"The economic impact of a drought extends beyond the agriculture sector to primary, manufacturing, and financial sectors. It will directly impact demand for Chemicals & Fertilisers, Agri-Machinery & Tractors, Agri-Piping & PVC. Indirectly it will impact demand of FMCG and retail, two wheelers, consumer durables, jewellery and many discretionary items like (footwear, paints)," according to Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Neo.
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