The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 2nd August 2024.
The maize sowing reached 82.25 lakh hectares in the current year, higher than 74.56 lakh hectares reported during the corresponding period of last year.
As per data, till August 2, the sugarcane sowing reached 57.68 lakh hectares in the current year, compared to 57.11 lakh hectares in the year 2023.
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Area Sown Area: In lakh hectares | |
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| 1 | Paddy | 276.91 | 263.01 |
| 2 | Pulses | 110.61 | 99.71 |
| a | Arhar | 41.89 | 33.27 |
| b | Urdbean | 25.96 | 26.21 |
| c | Moongbean | 31.62 | 28.15 |
| d | Kulthi | 0.16 | 0.20 |
| e | Moth bean | 7.86 | 8.90 |
| e | Other pulses | 3.11 | 2.99 |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 165.59 | 160.38 |
| a | Jowar | 13.53 | 12.78 |
| b | Bajra | 62.70 | 65.99 |
| c | Ragi | 3.18 | 3.97 |
| d | Small millets | 3.93 | 3.07 |
| e | Maize | 82.25 | 74.56 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 179.69 | 174.53 |
| a | Groundnut | 44.06 | 39.24 |
| b | Soybean | 123.77 | 120.51 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.66 | 0.55 |
| d | Sesamum | 9.51 | 10.07 |
| e | Niger | 0.23 | 0.11 |
| f | Castor | 1.41 | 4.01 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 57.68 | 57.11 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 5.69 | 6.29 |
| 7 | Cotton | 108.43 | 118.19 |
| Total | 904.60 | 879.22 | |
(Source: PIB)
If you want to read more about the Business, Ethanol Industry, and Sugar Industry, please continue reading Chinimandi.com.
