Sowing of kharif crops crosses 968 lakh hectares

26 Aug 2013 Evaluate

The sowing of kharif crops has picked up and the acreage has been more than the 2012-13 numbers, as per reports received from different states. The total sown area is 107.84% of the area sown at this time last year. The total sown area as on August 23 stands at 968.48 lakh hectare as compared to 898.05 lakh hectare at this time last year. Rice has been sown in 324.73 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 315.43 lakh hectare sown in 2012-13, while Pulses has been sown in 99.63 lakh hectare compared to 85.32 lakh hectare sown in last year.

Similarly, Coarse Cereals has been sown in 189.35 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 165.34 lakh hectares sown in 2012-13, while Oilseeds has been sown in 186.60 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 162.02 lakh hectare sown in the last year.

Besides, Sugarcane, Cotton, Jute & Mesta has been sown in 48.53 lakh hectare, 111.34 lakh hectare and 8.31 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 50.06 lakh hectare, 111.53 lakh hectare and 8.36 lakh hectare sown respectively in the last year.

Further, sowing of maize has crossed the normal sowing area for the full season. Normal area for maize is 71.48 lakh hectare while this week total area sown under maize is 80.06 lakh hectare. Additionally, sowing of soyabean has also crossed the normal sowing area. Normal sowing area of soyabean is 95.70 lakh hectare which increased to 121.81 lakh hectare this week.

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