The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 8th July 2024.
The maize sowing reached 41.09 lakh hectares in the current year, higher than 30.22 lakh hectares reported in the year 2023.
| S.No. | Crop | Area Sown (Area: In lakh hectares) | |
| Current Year 2024 | Last Year 2023 | ||
| 1 | Paddy | 59.99 | 50.26 |
| 2 | Pulses | 36.81 | 23.78 |
| a | Arhar | 20.82 | 4.09 |
| b | Urdbean | 5.37 | 3.67 |
| c | Moongbean | 8.49 | 11.79 |
| d | Kulthi* | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| e | Other pulses | 2.05 | 4.15 |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 58.48 | 82.08 |
| a | Jowar | 3.66 | 7.16 |
| b | Bajra | 11.41 | 43.02 |
| c | Ragi | 1.02 | 0.94 |
| d | Small millets | 1.29 | 0.75 |
| e | Maize | 41.09 | 30.22 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 80.31 | 51.97 |
| a | Groundnut | 17.85 | 21.24 |
| b | Soybean | 60.63 | 28.86 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.46 | 0.30 |
| d | Sesamum** | 1.04 | 1.34 |
| e | Niger | 0.19 | 0.00 |
| f | Castor | 0.10 | 0.20 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 56.88 | 55.45 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 5.63 | 6.02 |
| 7 | Cotton | 80.63 | 62.34 |
| Total | 378.72 | 331.90 | |
