Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 685 Lakh Hectare Area

Ministry of Agriculture21-July, 2017 17:24 IST

Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 685 Lakh Hectare Area 

          The total sown area as on 21^st July 2017, as per reports received from States, stands at 685.31 lakh hectare as compared to 673.41 lakh hectare at this time last year.

             It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 177.04 lakh ha, pulses in 93.36 lakh ha, coarse cereals in130.90 lakh ha, oilseeds in 123.55 lakh ha and cotton in 104.29 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 2017-18	Area sown in 2016-17
Rice	177.04	169.23
Pulses	93.36	90.33
Coarse Cereals	130.90	129.41
Oilseeds	123.55	144.82
Sugarcane	49.15	45.22
Jute & Mesta	7.02	7.54
Cotton	104.29	86.86
Total	685.31	673.41

SS: weather watch 21.07.2017

(Release ID :168831)