Kharif sowing crosses 100 million hectares

Buoyed by a major 14 for every cent improve in planting of oilseeds and rice, the full location beneath kharif crops so much crossed 1,000 lakh hectares (lh) previously and is all set to clock a new report in full cropped location.

Kharif sowing knowledge introduced by the Agriculture Ministry on Friday explained a full of 1,016 lh has been planted so much, approximately nine for every cent extra than 936 lh sown in the corresponding 7 days previous year.

Rice is set to witness a report planting location. Rice planting has previously lined 352 lh, 14 for every cent extra than 309 lh planted in the same 7 days in the earlier kharif period. Main kharif oilseeds – soyabean and groundnut – previously surpassed the acreage which is considered regular. Even though soyabean is planted over 119 lh, approximately seven for every cent extra than 111 lh lined in the same 7 days in the earlier period, groundnut location has absent up by a major 41 for every cent to 49 lh as in comparison to same interval previous year. This has pushed the oilseeds location to 187 lh, 14 for every cent extra than 64 lh in the corresponding 7 days in kharif 2019.

The improve in pulses acreage could be a marginal two for every cent, but main pulses crops – arhar, moong and urad – have recorded an improve in planted location with moong and urad previously surpassing the regular location of cropping. The full location beneath pulses crops so much is 124 lh.

An improve in sown location of bajra and maize have resulted in coarse cereals recording a approximately four for every cent progress over the earlier kharif period. So much, coarse cereals have been planted over 168 lh as towards 162 lh in the corresponding 7 days previous year.

At a hundred twenty five lh, the location beneath cotton as well is marginally better than that in the same 7 days in the earlier year.

The place as a complete has acquired 578 millimetres of rainfall in the recent monsoon period, which is two for every cent extra than the regular of 569 mm. The 123 reservoirs monitored by the Central Drinking water Commission have cumulative storage which is 88 for every cent of the same in the corresponding 7 days previous year.