Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 733 Lakh Hactare Area

AMN

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 21^st July 2023.

Area: In lakh hactare

S.No.	Crops	Area Sown
Current Year 2023	Last  Year 2022
1	Rice	180.20	175.47
2	Pulses	85.85	95.22
a	Arhar	27.20	33.33
b	Urdbean	22.91	25.36
c	Moongbean	26.12	26.67
d	Kulthi	0.18	0.15
e	Other pulses	9.44	9.72
3	Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals	134.91	128.75
a	Jowar	10.07	9.72
b	Bajra	57.99	52.11
c	Ragi	1.69	1.67
d	Small millets	2.17	2.36
e	Maize	63.00	62.89
4	Oilseeds	160.41	155.29
a	Groundnut	34.94	34.56
b	Soybean	114.48	111.31
c	Sunflower	0.47	1.46
d	Sesamum	8.73	7.20
e	Niger	0.07	0.13
f	Castor	1.66	0.53
g	Other Oilseeds	0.07	0.10
5	Sugarcane	56.00	53.34
6	Jute & Mesta	6.36	6.92
7	Cotton	109.69	109.99
Total	733.42	724.99

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