-The Economic Times
The sowing of rabi crops has picked up. According to information received from the Ministry of Agriculture, wheat has been shown in 171.2 lakh hectare against 169.47 lakh hectare last year on this date.
Area coverage of wheat compared to last year is higher by 1.73 lakh hectare. Higher coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana.
Rice transplanting is in progress in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha. The area under is rice is 1.11 lakh hectare against 1.29 lakh hectare during the corresponding period of last year. The area coverage is lower than last year by 18,000 hectare.
Pulses have been sown in 114.15 lakh hectare as on today. It is 2.69 lakh hectare higher than last year’s acreage.
Total area under oilseeds cultivation is reported to be 70.8 lakh hectare against 70.39 lakh hectare last year. Higher area coverage has been reported from West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh.