Wheat Sown in 284.25 Lakh Hectares and Pulses in 140.66 Lakh Hectares

According to the latest information received from the field, wheat has been shown in 284.25lakh hectare against 283.45 lakh hectare last year on this date.  Total wheat acreage is 0.80 lakhhectare higher than the area sown during the corresponding period last year. Higher coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh (4.32 lakh hectare), Rajasthan (3.01 lakh hectare), Jharkhand (0.58 lakh hectare), Chhattisgarh (0.16 lakh hectare) and Bihar (0.08 lakh hectare).

  Rice transplanting is in progress in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Tamil Nada. The total area under rice is 6.61 lakh hectare against 6.35 lakh hectare during the corresponding period of last year.

Pulses have been sown in 140.66 lakh hectare as against 142.38 lakh hectare last year. The area under gram which is a dominant pulse crop of rabi season has been reported at 87.22 lakhhectare against 92.77 lakh hectare during the corresponding period last year.

Total area under oilseeds cultivation is reported to be 80.96 lakh hectare against 85.5 lakhhectare last year.

             The cropped areas as on today are as follows:

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