Rice Sown in 322 Lakh Hectare, Oilseeds Acreage UP by 4.33 and Cotton by 10 Lakh Hectare

          As per data received from States, rice has been sown in 322.19 lakh hectare as on today. It represents an increase of 24.86 lakh hectare over last year’s acreage on this date. Higher area coverage has been reported from Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. 

            Oilseeds have been sown in 168.84 lakh hectare. Compared to last year, sown area is higher by 4.33 lakh hectare. Higher area coverage has been reported in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

            Coarse cereals have been sown in 180.60 lakh hectare. Compared to last year, higher area coverage has been reported from Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

           

Cotton has been sown in 116.81 lakh hectare as against 106.80 lakh hectare last year on this date.

             The cropped areas as on today are as follows:

Crop	This year’s area [as on 19thAugust]	Last year’s area [as on 19th  August]
Rice	322.19	297.33
Maize	69.91	71.70
Jowar	24.35	28.11
Bajra	74.36	82.29
Total of coarse cereals	180.60	197.34
Arhar	35.88	42.82
Moong	22.33	26.80
Urad	21.13	22.18
Total pulses	99.33	111.65
Soyabean	102.73	92.75
Groundnut	40.62	48.70
Total oilseeds	168.84	164.51
Sugarcane	51.67	49.32
Cotton	116.81	106.80