Coarse cereals have been sown in 125.20 lakh hectares. Compared to last year, higher area coverage has been reported from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Sugarcane has been planted in 51.61 lakh hectare so far. Higher area has been reported from Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Punjab.
The cropped areas as on today are as follows:
lakh hectare
|
Crop |
This year’s area [as on 22nd July] |
|
Rice |
154.70 |
|
Pulses |
45.44 |
|
Coarse cereals |
125.20 |
|
Sugarcane |
51.61 |
|
Oil seeds |
129.75 |
|
Jute+Mesta (Raw Jute) |
8.88 |
|
Cotton |
93.45 |