Rice sown in 154.70 lakh hectares

India Infoline News Service / 19:53 , Jul 22, 2011

Compared to last year, higher area coverage has been reported from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

As per data received from States, rice has been sown in 154.70 lakh hectare as on today. Higher area coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Bihar.

Coarse cereals have been sown in 125.20 lakh hectares. Compared to last year, higher area coverage has been reported from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Sugarcane has been planted in 51.61 lakh hectare so far. Higher area has been reported from Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Punjab.


The cropped areas as on today are as follows:


lakh hectare

Crop


This year’s area [as on 22nd July]

Rice


154.70

Pulses


45.44

Coarse cereals


125.20

Sugarcane


51.61

Oil seeds


129.75

Jute+Mesta

(Raw Jute)


8.88

Cotton


93.45