The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 15th July 2024.
The maize sowing reached 58.86 lakh hectares in the current year, higher than 43.84 lakh hectares reported during the corresponding period of last year.
The sugarcane sowing reached 57.68 lakh hectares in the current year, compared to 56.86 lakh hectares in the year 2023.
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Area Sown (In lakh hectares) | |
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| 1 | Paddy | 115.64 | 95.78 |
| 2 | Pulses | 62.32 | 49.50 |
| a | Arhar | 28.14 | 9.66 |
| b | Urdbean | 13.90 | 12.75 |
| c | Moongbean | 15.79 | 19.57 |
| d | Kulthi | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| e | Other pulses | 4.37 | 7.40 |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 97.64 | 104.99 |
| a | Jowar | 7.39 | 8.64 |
| b | Bajra | 28.32 | 50.09 |
| c | Ragi | 1.20 | 1.17 |
| d | Small millets | 1.87 | 1.27 |
| e | Maize | 58.86 | 43.84 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 140.43 | 115.08 |
| a | Groundnut | 28.20 | 28.27 |
| b | Soybean | 108.10 | 82.44 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.51 | 0.34 |
| d | Sesamum | 3.21 | 3.59 |
| e | Niger | 0.20 | 0.02 |
| f | Castor | 0.16 | 0.39 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 57.68 | 56.86 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 5.63 | 6.02 |
| 7 | Cotton | 95.79 | 93.02 |
| Total | 575.13 | 521.25 | |
(Source: PIB)
