According to the latest information received from the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, rice has been sown in 55.40 lakhhectare, coarse cereals in 21.95 lakh hectare and oilseeds in 26.55 lakh hectare so far. Though sowing of rice, coarse cereals and oilseeds is lagging behind, sowing of pulses has picked up and is now sown in 66 thousand hectares more than this time last year. Sugarcane has been sown in 2.52lakh ha and cotton in 3.78 lakh ha more than last year.The cropped areas of major kharif crops as on today are as follows:
lakh ha
Crop | area |
Rice | 55.40 |
Total Coarse Cereals | 21.95 |
Total Pulses | 13.04 |
Total Oilseeds | 26.55 |
Sugarcane | 52.78 |
Cotton | 46.61 |
Jute+Mesta (Raw Jute) | 8.17 |