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Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 830 Lakh Hactare

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Newdelhi:29/7/23:The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 28th July 2023.

Area: In lakh hactare

S.

No.

  

Crops

 Area Sown
Current Year 2023 Last  Year 2022
1 Rice 237.58 233.25
2 Pulses 96.84 109.15
a Arhar 31.51 37.50
b Urdbean 25.83 30.06
c Moongbean 27.64 29.78
d Kulthi 0.21 0.16
e Other pulses 11.65 11.66
3 Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals 145.76 143.48
a Jowar 10.58 10.56
b Bajra 60.60 58.08
c Ragi 2.48 3.08
d Small millets 2.74 2.83
e Maize 69.36 68.94
4 Oilseeds 171.02 167.61
a Groundnut 37.58 38.59
b Soybean 119.91 115.63
c Sunflower 0.52 1.64
d Sesamum 10.07 10.04
e Niger 0.09 0.20
f Castor 2.77 1.39
g Other Oilseeds 0.08 0.13
5 Sugarcane 56.00 53.34
6 Jute & Mesta 6.37 6.92
7 Cotton 116.75 117.91
Total 830.31 831.65

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