The impact of the locust plague in India

Although various news indicate that the situation of the locust in India is very serious, actually, the impact of locusts on Indian cotton is supposed to be limited. Recently, the locust was concentrated around the cotton growing areas in North India. With the monsoon rains, the locusts have not reached the central or southern cotton growing areas as forecast. In addition, due to the early arrival of the monsoon rains, the progress of cotton planting in India has accelerated. According to the weather forecast, there will be plenty of rainfall afterwards in India, which not only helps to maintain a faster cotton planting progress, but also is not conducive to the propagation and migration of desert locusts.