According to information received from the Ministry of Agriculture, sowing of rabi crops has picked up. Wheat has been shown in 209.55 lakh hectare against 211.34 lakh hectare last year on this date. Higher coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Chhatisgarh.
Rice transplanting is in progress in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The area under is rice is 1.45 lakh hectare against 1.8 lakh hectare during the corresponding period of last year.
Pulses have been sown in 120.6 lakh hectare as on today. It is 1.39 lakh hectare higher than last year’s acreage.
Total area under oilseeds cultivation is reported to be 73.83 lakh hectare against 73.99 lakh hectare last year. Higher area coverage has been reported from West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Assam and Jammu & Kashmir.
The cropped areas as on today are as follows:
lakh ha
| Crop | This year’s area [as on 9th December] | Last year’s area [as on 9th December] |
| Wheat | 209.55 | 211.34 |
| Rice | 1.45 | 1.8 |
| Coarse Cereals | 47.84 | 52.08 |
| Rapeseed & Mustard | 61.60 | 60.79 |
| Groundnut | 2.98 | 2.88 |
| Sunflower | 3.08 | 3.41 |
Total Oilseeds | 73.83 | 73.99 |
Total Pulses | 120.6 | 119.21 |
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