Wheat area in Rabi season more than 340 lakh hectares, pulses area less: Government data
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The total area under wheat has crossed 340 lakh hectares in the current Rabi season of crop year 2023-24 (July-June). The area under pulses has remained less. This information was given in the data of the Agriculture Ministry released on Friday. Sowing of the main Rabi (winter) crop wheat, which started in October, has been completed. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab are the top three states with maximum area under wheat cultivation. According to the latest data of the ministry, wheat has been sown in 340.08 lakh hectares in the current Rabi season till January 19, whereas in the year-ago period, wheat was sown in 337.50 lakh hectares. On one hand, the area under coarse grains and oilseeds was more than last year, while the area under pulses and paddy was less in this Rabi season. In the Rabi season 2023-24, pulses have been sown in 155.13 lakh hectares, which is less than 162.66 lakh hectares last year.
Data shows that the area of gram, urad and moong remained less. However, the area under lentils so far in the current Rabi season is more than 19.51 lakh hectares, compared to 18.46 lakh hectares in the year-ago period. The area under paddy also declined to 28.25 lakh hectares, which was 29.33 lakh hectares in the same period last year. According to the data, the total area under coarse grains so far in the current Rabi season is 53.83 lakh hectares, which was 50.77 lakh hectares in the year-ago period.
The data shows that the area under oilseed cultivation improved slightly to 109.88 lakh hectares, compared to 108.82 lakh hectares in the same period last year. Due to decline in the area of paddy and pulses, the total area under all Rabi crops has declined to 687.18 lakh hectares so far in the Rabi season 2023-24, compared to 689.09 lakh hectares in the year-ago period. Apart from wheat, sowing of other Rabi crops is almost complete. Keeping in mind the details of some states sending data late, weekly data is being released giving updated figures of sown area.
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