As per the latest reports received from States, the area under rabi rice as on today stands at 38.27 lakh hectare as compared to 42.56 lakh hectare at this time last year.
The preliminary data on sowing of summer pulses is available. It is reported that 0.18 lakh hectare area has been covered under summer pulses in Gujarat followed by Karnataka (0.14 lakh ha), West Bengal (0.10 lakh ha), Utter Pradesh (0.09 lakh ha), Bihar (0.05 lakh ha) and Madhya Pradesh (0.05 lakh ha). Sowing of summer oilseeds has been reported from the state of Karnataka (2.19 lakh ha), Odisha (1.26 lakh ha) West Bengal (1.22 lakh ha), (Gujarat (0.87 lakh ha), Tamil Nadu (0.68 lakh ha),Andhra Pradesh (0.34 lakh ha), Maharashtra (0.32 lakh ha).Chhatisgarh (0.25 lakh ha), Telangana (0.21 lakh ha) .
GG:CP/weather watch/20.03.2015
The preliminary data on sowing of summer pulses is available. It is reported that 0.18 lakh hectare area has been covered under summer pulses in Gujarat followed by Karnataka (0.14 lakh ha), West Bengal (0.10 lakh ha), Utter Pradesh (0.09 lakh ha), Bihar (0.05 lakh ha) and Madhya Pradesh (0.05 lakh ha). Sowing of summer oilseeds has been reported from the state of Karnataka (2.19 lakh ha), Odisha (1.26 lakh ha) West Bengal (1.22 lakh ha), (Gujarat (0.87 lakh ha), Tamil Nadu (0.68 lakh ha),Andhra Pradesh (0.34 lakh ha), Maharashtra (0.32 lakh ha).Chhatisgarh (0.25 lakh ha), Telangana (0.21 lakh ha) .
GG:CP/weather watch/20.03.2015
