According to the latest
information received from States, rice has been sown in 96.79 lakh hectare, as compared to 55.4 lakh
ha a week back.
Sugarcane and cotton have been sown in more area than the area
covered by these crops this time last year.
Though sowing of other major crops is behind last year, sowing has
picked up fast as compared to the last week.
.
The cropped areas of major kharif
crops as on today as compared to those last week and this time last year are as
follows:
( Lakh ha)
|
Crop
|
area
on 13.7.2012
|
area
on 6.7.2012 (last week)
|
normal
area for this time of the year
|
|
Rice
|
96.79
|
55.4
|
111.63
|
|
Coarse cereals
|
39.76
|
21.95
|
79.82
|
|
Pulses
|
20.54
|
13.04
|
32.88
|
|
Oilseeds
|
67.7
|
26.55
|
78.33
|
|
Sugarcane
|
52.85
|
52.78
|
46.97
|
|
Cotton
|
65.22
|
46.61
|
70.43
|
|
Jute and mesta
|
8.18
|
8.17
|
8
|
MP: CP:weatherwatch (13.7.2012)