Acreage of most crops up on late but good rains

Commodity

Sowing

Normal

2004

2005

Rice

346.60

360.82

398.77

Cotton

84.64

85.13

83.35

Sugarcane

37.50

41.37

42.98

Oilseeds**

177.75

172.81

148.61

Soybean

79.90

77.40

63.17

Groundnut

57.48

55.59

54.88

Castor

8.58

9.73

7.71

Coarse Cereals**

224.63

218.39

228.58

Pulses**

110.12

112.08

105.56

Jute

7.69

7.88

8.52

* Sowing as of 3 October, 2005 as per agriculture ministry data
** Group total