Sowing of kharif crops crosses 500 lakh hectares

15 Jul 2013 Evaluate

The sowing of kharif crops has picked up and the area sown has crossed 2012-13 area, as per reports received from different states. The total sown area as on July 12 now stands at 517.65 lakh hectare as compared to 341.49 lakh hectare at this time last year. Rice has been sown in 110.07 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 97.50 lakh hectare sown in 2012-13 while Pulses has been sown in 25.95 lakh hectare compared to 13.04 lakh hectares sown in last year.

Similarly, Coarse Cereals has been sown in 96.58 lakh hectares in 2013-14 as compared to 39.86 lakh hectares sown in 2012-13, while Oilseeds has been sown in 135.99 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 67.70 lakh hectare sown in the last year.

Further, Sugarcane, Cotton, Jute & Mesta has been sown in 48.40 lakh hectare, 92.44 lakh hectare and 8.21 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 50.04 lakh hectare, 65.22 lakh hectare and 8.12 lakh hectare sown respectively in the last year.

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