Wheat Sown in 294.07 Lakh Hectares: about 3 Lakh Hectares more than Last Year

According to the latest information, wheat has been shown in 294.07 lakh hectare against 290.98lakh hectare last year on this date.  Total wheat acreage is 3.09 lakh hectare higher than the area sown during the corresponding period last year. Higher coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh (6.02 lakh hectare), Rajasthan (3.11 lakh hectare) and Jharkhand (0.65 lakh hectare).

 Rice transplanting is in progress.  The total area under rice is 12.8 lakh hectare against 13.41 lakhhectare during the corresponding period of last year, which is slightly lower than last year.  Higher area has been reported from Tamil Nadu (0.29 lakh hectare), Odisha (0.13 lakh hectare) and West Bengal (0.20lakh hectare).

Pulses have been sown in 145.12 lakh hectare as against 146.47 lakh hectare last year. The area under gram which is a dominant pulse crop of rabi season has been reported at 89.31 lakh hectare against 93.32lakh hectare during the corresponding period last year. Significantly higher area has been reported under gram in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Bihar.

Total area under oilseeds cultivation is reported to be 83.80 lakh hectare against 90.36 lakh hectare last year.

The cropped areas as on today are as follows:

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