Area of pulses, cotton and sugarcane exceeds normal area
The total area sown under kharif crops as on 18 September 2015 has reached to 1021.86 lakh hectares as compared to 1005.84 lakh hectare last year at this time. Rice has been sown/transplanted in 372.66 lakh hectares, pulses in 112.42 lakh hectare coarse cereals in 182.70 lakh hectares, oilseeds in 182.25 lakh hectares, sugarcane in 48.84 lakh hectares and cotton in 115.20 lakh hectares. Kharif Crop Sowing ProgressCrop Area sown as on 18 Sept Variance2015-16 2014-15 +/- %Rice 372.66 371.90 0.76 0.20Pulses 112.42 100.72 11.70 11.62Coarse Cereals 182.70 173.88 8.82 5.07Oilseeds 182.25 176.72 5.53 3.13Sugarcane 48.84 48.74 0.10 0.21Jute & Mesta 7.80 8.13 -0.33 -4.06Cotton 115.20 125.75 -10.55 -8.39Total 1021.86 1005.84 16.02 1.59Source: Ministry of AgriculturePowered by Capital Market - Live News
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