Rabi Crop Sowing Nears Completion:

05-Feb-2025 10:34 AM

Rabi Crop Sowing Nears Completion:
★ Total rabi crop sowing has surpassed 661 lakh hectares, higher than last year's 651.42 lakh hectares and the 10-year average of 635.30 lakh hectares.
★ Wheat sowing has increased from 318.33 lakh hectares last year to 324.88 lakh hectares this year.
★ Legume sowing has reached 140.9 lakh hectares, up from 137.8 lakh hectares last year.
★ Gram sowing stands at 98.55 lakh hectares, higher than 95.87 lakh hectares last year.
★ Pea sowing has slightly increased to 7.94 lakh hectares, while sowing of horse gram, urad, and mung beans reached 2, 6.12, and 1.4 lakh hectares, respectively.
★ Lentil sowing remained steady at 17.43 lakh hectares.
★ Maize sowing reached 23.67 lakh hectares, up from 21.75 lakh hectares last year.
★ Barley sowing rose to 6.2 lakh hectares, up by 17 thousand hectares.
★ Sorghum sowing decreased to 24.35 lakh hectares, from 27.36 lakh hectares last year.
★ Oilseed sowing was weaker than last year.
★ Mustard sowing decreased to 89.3 lakh hectares from 91.83 lakh hectares last year.
★ Sowing of groundnut (3.65 lakh hectares), flaxseed (2.26 lakh hectares), sesame (0.42 lakh hectares), sunflower (0.74 lakh hectares), and safflower (0.72 lakh hectares) were recorded.
★ Rice sowing rose by 2 lakh hectares, reaching 42.54 lakh hectares.