Kharif crop sowing crosses 575 lakh hactare

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The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 15th July 2024.

 

Area: In lakh hactare

 

S.

 

No.

 

 

 

Crop

 

Area Sown

 

2024

 

2023

 

1

 

Paddy

 

115.64

 

95.78

 

2

 

Pulses

 

62.32

 

49.50

 

a

 

Arhar

 

28.14

 

9.66

 

b

 

Urdbean

 

13.90

 

12.75

 

c

 

Moongbean

 

15.79

 

19.57

 

d

 

Kulthi

 

0.12

 

0.12

 

e

 

Other pulses

 

4.37

 

7.40

 

3

 

Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals

 

97.64

 

104.99

 

a

 

Jowar

 

7.39

 

8.64

 

b

 

Bajra

 

28.32

 

50.09

 

c

 

Ragi

 

1.20

 

1.17

 

d

 

Small millets

 

1.87

 

1.27

 

e

 

Maize

 

58.86

 

43.84

 

4

 

Oilseeds

 

140.43

 

115.08

 

a

 

Groundnut

 

28.20

 

28.27

 

b

 

Soybean

 

108.10

 

82.44

 

c

 

Sunflower

 

0.51

 

0.34

 

d

 

Sesamum

 

3.21

 

3.59

 

e

 

Niger

 

0.20

 

0.02

 

f

 

Castor

 

0.16

 

0.39

 

g

 

Other Oilseeds

 

0.05

 

0.04

 

5

 

Sugarcane

 

57.68

 

56.86

 

6

 

Jute & Mesta

 

5.63

 

6.02

 

7

 

Cotton

 

95.79

 

93.02

 

Total

 

 

575.13

 

521.25