Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 563 Lakh Hectare Area

Posted On: 14 JUL 2017 5:48PM by PIB Delhi

The total sown area as on 14th July 2017, as per reports received from States, stands at 563.17 lakh hectare as compared to 521.80 lakh hectare at this time last year.

 

            It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 125.77 lakh ha, pulses in 74.61 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 113.06 lakh ha, sugarcane in 47.94 lakh hectare and cotton in 90.88 lakh ha.

 

             The details of the area covered so far and that covered during this time last year are given below:

 

                                                                                                                              Lakh hectare 

Crop

Area sown in 2017-18

Area sown in 2016-17

Rice

125.77

120.32

Pulses

74.61

60.28

Coarse Cereals

113.06

98.79

Oilseeds

103.92

115.75

Sugarcane

47.94

45.22

Jute & Mesta

6.98

7.51

Cotton

90.88

73.93

Total

563.17

521.80

 

              

 

SS: weather watch 14.07.2017

 



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