Wheat crop coverage stands at 278.62 lakh hectares as on 23 December 2016
As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 23 December 2016 stands at 554.91 lakh hectares as compared to 523.40 lakh hectare this time in 2015.Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 278.62 lakh hectares as on 23 December, showing increase from 259.37 lakh hectares last year. The area under rice crop has shown decline to 9.33 lakh hectares from 13.27 lakh hectares last year.
The pulses crop area was higher at 138.25 lakh hectares compared with 125.73 lakh hectares same time last year.
The area under coarse cereals crop was lower at 50.63 lakh hectares compared with 54.91 lakh hectares last year, while area sown under oilseeds moved up to 78.08 lakh hectares from 70.12 lakh hectares last year.
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