According to the latest information, wheat
has been shown in 295.30 lakh hectare against 291.63 lakh hectare last year on this date, which is 3.67 lakh
hectare higher than the area sown during the corresponding period last year.
Higher coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh (6.02 lakh
hectare), Rajasthan (3.11 lakh hectare) and Jharkhand
(0.65 lakh hectare).
Rice transplanting is in progress. The total area under rice is 17.64 lakh hectare against 19.27 lakh hectare during the corresponding period of last
year. Higher area has been reported from
Tamil Nadu (0.24 lakh hectare) and Odisha (0.13 lakh hectare).
Pulses
have been sown in 145.86 lakh hectare as against
146.76 lakh hectare last year. Significantly, higher area has been reported
in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Bihar under gram, which is a
dominant pulse crop of rabi
season.
Total
area under oilseeds cultivation is reported to be 84.35 lakh
hectare against 93.15 lakh
hectare last year. Higher area has been
reported under oilseed crops in Tamil Nadu (1.04 lakh
hectare), Jharkhand (0.63 lakh hectare), Uttar
Pradesh (0.51 lakh hectare), Gujarat (0.37 lakh hectare), and Assam (0.21 lakh
hectare).
The cropped areas as on today are as follows:
lakh ha
|
Crop
|
This year’s area
[as on 27th January ]
|
Last year’s area
[as on 27th January]
|
normal area
|
|
Wheat
|
295.30
|
291.63
|
277.45
|
|
Rice
|
17.64
|
19.27
|
44.17
|
|
Coarse Cereals
|
58.50
|
59.43
|
65.37
|
Total Oilseeds
|
84.35
|
93.15
|
94.52
|
Total Pulses
|
145.86
|
146.76
|
122.74
|
SB:CP:weatherwatch
(27.1.2012)