Agri Buzz: Kharif sowing starts steadily, acreage sees marginal rise

The sowing of crops during the ongoing kharif season started on a steady note. Total kharif acreage is up 1.7% with most of the crops reporting higher coverage from a year ago. According to data, the area reached 119.90 lakh hectares (lh) as of June 19, up from 117.95 lh year-ago. Major kharif crop rice or cereal paddy has been transplanted on 12.36 lh against 8.09 lh a year ago, while pulses acreage stood at 7.21 lh from 6.39 lh. Area under oilseeds was down at 7.24 lh from 8.11 lh. The coverage of nutri/coarse cereals was reported 26.5 per cent higher at 12.43 lh against 9.82 lh. sugarcane planting, reached 57.31 lh against 56.64 lh year-ago.

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