As per the latest data received from all over the country, 91% of the normal area for full kharif season has already been sown. Till date 968.48 lakh hectare area has been sown while the normal area for full season is 1068.10 lakh hectare. The total sown area (968.48 lakh hectare) is 107.84% of the area sown at this time last year (898.05 lakh ha). Area under rice has touched 324.73 lakh hectare compared to 315.43 lakh hectare in the previous year. This is expected to increase hope of a bumper rice crop this year. Sowing of maize has crossed the normal sowing area for the full season. Normal area for maize is 71.48 lakh hectare while this week total area sown under maize is 80.06 lakh hectare . Sowing of soyabean has crossed the normal sowing area. Normal sowing area of soyabean is 95.70 lakh hectare which increased to 121.81 lakh hectare this week. Sugarcane sowing has crosses the normal sowing area which is 47.13 lakh hectare this week 48.53 lakh hectare area sown under sugarcane.
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:20:46 +0000
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