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Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 215 Lakh Hectare Area

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Last Updated : Jul 04 2016 | 12:01 AM IST
The total sown area as on 1st July, 2016 as per reports received from States, stands at 215.87 lakh hectare as compared to 279.27 lakh hectare at this time last year.

It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 47.77 lakh ha, pulses in 19.85 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 37.15 lakh ha, oilseeds in 28.71 lakh ha, sugarcane in 44.38 lakh hectare and cotton in 30.59 lakh ha.

The details of the area covered so far and that covered during this time last year are given below:

Lakh hectare

Crop

Area sown in 2016-17

Area sown in 2015-16

Rice 47.77 47.62Pulses 19.85 22.25Coarse Cereals 37.15 43.72Oilseeds 28.71 54.24Sugarcane 44.38 43.68Jute & Mesta 7.43 7.60Cotton 30.59 60.16Total 215.87 279.27

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