As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 19^th January 2018 stands at 617.79 lakh hectares as compared to 620.99 lakh hectare this time in 2017.

           Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 298.67 lakh hectares, rice in 22.32 lakh hectares, pulses in 163.11 lakh hectares, coarse cereals in 54.58 lakh hectares and area sown under oilseeds is 79.11 lakh hectares.

The area sown so far and that sown during last year this time is as follows:

                                                                                                                                   Lakh hectare

Crop	Area sown in 2017-18	Area sown in 2016-17
Wheat	298.67	311.17
Rice	22.32	15.99
Pulses	163.11	155.76
Coarse Cereals	54.58	55.99
Oilseeds	79.11	82.08
Total	617.79	620.99

 

SS: weather watch 19.01.2018

 

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