A dry district and an uneven cycle
Rainfall here is unreliable enough that a single season tells you very little, so ordering from two or three years of movement rather than one is what makes the stocking decision defensible. A poor season is common rather than exceptional.
Solar and industrial construction
The solar parks and industrial development bring contractors working to formal terms with purchase orders and specifications, which is demand that does not depend on rainfall. Those accounts are worth the paperwork discipline they ask for.
Distance is the constraint
The district is large and thinly populated, which makes freight a substantial and variable part of the delivered price. Material and transport on separate lines keep your rate comparable and show whether the long deliveries are recovering their cost.