Saturday, September 24, 2011

Rice Acreage up by 33.54 Lakh Hectare and Oilseeds up by 5.58 Lakh Hectare

As per Govt data received from States, rice has been sown in 381.32 lakh hectare as on today. It represents an increase of 33.54 lakh hectare over last year’s acreage on this date. Higher area coverage has been reported from West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Oilseeds have been sown in 178.60 lakh hectare, 5.58 lakh hectare more than last year. Higher area coverage has been reported in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Coarse cereals have been sown in 200.19 lakh hectare. Higher area coverage has been reported from Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir.

Cotton has been sown in 120.03 lakh hectare. Higher area coverage has been reported from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana , Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

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