NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (Commoditiescontrol) - Total area sown with the ongoing Rabi season crops rose 1.54 percent to 634.68 lakh hectare so far, driven by higher acreage in case of oilseeds.
Sowing of Rabi season crops starts from October. In the year-ago period, the acreage stood at 625.04 lakh hectare.
Wheat is the main winter or rabi crop. Rice and pulses, such as gram, urad, moong as well as oilseeds like rapeseed & mustard, groundnut and sunflower, are other rabi crops grown in this season.
According to the sowing data released by the ministry, oilseeds was sown in 97.07 lakh hectare so far (till Dec 31) this rabi season, 20.37 percent higher than 80.64 lakh hectare in the year-ago period.
However, area under pules, wheat, coarse cereals and paddy so far was reported lower than the year-ago period, the data showed.
Wheat has been sown in 325.88 lakh hectare so far in the rabi season of 2021-22 as against 329.11 lakh hectare in the year-ago period.
Pulses was sown in 152.62 lakh hectare so far in the 2021-22 rabi season, as against 154.04 lakh hectare in the year-ago period.
Paddy was planted in 14.05 lakh hectare so far this rabi season as against 15.05 lakh hectare in the year ago period, while that of coarse cereals in 45.05 lakh hectare as against 46.19 lakh hectare in the said period.
Rabi Crops (Area in Lakh Hectare)
|
Crop
|
Rabi 20-21
|
Normal
|
Current
|
Previous
|
Change %
|
Change (Lakh Ha)
|
|
Wheat
|
346.36
|
303.06
|
325.88
|
329.11
|
-0.98
|
-3.23
|
|
Rice
|
35.23
|
42.51
|
14.05
|
15.05
|
-6.64
|
-1.00
|
|
Pulses
|
167.38
|
146.14
|
152.62
|
154.04
|
-0.92
|
-1.42
|
|
Gram
|
112.00
|
95.66
|
107.69
|
105.68
|
1.90
|
2.01
|
|
Lentil
|
16.54
|
13.90
|
16.76
|
16.49
|
1.64
|
0.27
|
|
Fieldpea
|
10.69
|
8.03
|
9.61
|
10.12
|
-5.04
|
-0.51
|
|
Kulthi
|
3.88
|
2.00
|
3.34
|
3.67
|
-8.99
|
-0.33
|
|
Uradbean
|
8.09
|
9.07
|
5.66
|
6.43
|
-11.98
|
-0.77
|
|
Moongbean
|
6.59
|
9.41
|
2.29
|
3.39
|
-32.45
|
-1.10
|
|
Lathyrus
|
3.14
|
3.62
|
3.32
|
3.03
|
9.57
|
0.29
|
|
Other Pulses
|
6.44
|
4.44
|
3.95
|
5.25
|
-24.76
|
-1.30
|
|
Coarse Cereals
|
51.68
|
56.05
|
45.05
|
46.19
|
-2.47
|
-1.14
|
|
Jowar
|
27.18
|
31.75
|
23.17
|
26.05
|
-11.06
|
-2.88
|
|
Bajra
|
0.21
|
0.00
|
0.16
|
0.16
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Ragi
|
0.51
|
0.00
|
0.36
|
0.44
|
-18.18
|
-0.08
|
|
Maize
|
16.94
|
18.15
|
14.80
|
12.89
|
14.82
|
1.91
|
|
Barley
|
6.84
|
6.14
|
6.56
|
6.65
|
-1.35
|
-0.09
|
|
Oilseeds
|
83.95
|
77.38
|
97.07
|
80.64
|
20.37
|
16.43
|
|
Rapeseed/Mustard
|
73.94
|
61.55
|
88.54
|
72.30
|
22.46
|
16.24
|
|
Groundnut
|
4.76
|
7.05
|
3.64
|
3.66
|
-0.55
|
-0.02
|
|
Safflower
|
0.59
|
0.90
|
0.68
|
0.54
|
25.93
|
0.14
|
|
Sunflower
|
1.04
|
1.86
|
1.01
|
0.87
|
16.09
|
0.14
|
|
Sesame
|
0.48
|
3.35
|
0.30
|
0.34
|
-11.76
|
-0.04
|
|
Linseed
|
2.94
|
2.53
|
2.57
|
2.64
|
-2.65
|
-0.07
|
|
Other Oilseeds
|
0.21
|
0.12
|
0.33
|
0.28
|
17.86
|
0.05
|
|
Total
|
684.59
|
625.14
|
634.68
|
625.04
|
1.54
|
9.64
|
Note: Normal: Total Average Area of Last Five Years
Previous: Sowing as on Last Year Same Week
(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau)
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