Data received from States reveal that sowing of kharif crops has begun. Rice has been sown in 3.37  lakh ha compared to last year’s coverage of 3.61.

The cropped areas this year and last year for major kharif crops as on 28th May, 2010 are as follows:

lakh hectare

Crop This year’s area [as on28th May, 2010] Last year’s area [as on 28th May, 2009}
Rice 3.37 3.61
Groundnut 0.075 0.100
Sunflower 0.100 0.100
Total oilseeds 0.27 0.47
Arhar 0.055 0.033
Urad 0.090 0.060
Moong 0.110 0.060
Total Pulses 0.535 0.350
Sugarcane 42.85 40.75
Jute 6.806 6.746

MP:SB: CP weatherwatch(28.5.2010)

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THE ISSUES OF SUGARCANE GROWERS – N K Shukla

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