Wheat sown in 284.25 lakh hectares in India

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) According to the latest information received from the field, wheat has been shown in 284.25 lakh hectare against 283.45 lakh hectare last year on this date.

Total wheat acreage is 0.80 lakh hectare higher than the area sown during the corresponding period last year.

Higher coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh (4.32 lakh hectare), Rajasthan (3.01 lakh hectare), Jharkhand (0.58 lakh hectare), Chhattisgarh (0.16 lakh hectare) and Bihar (0.08 lakh hectare).

Rice transplanting is in progress in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Tamil Nada.

The total area under rice is 6.61 lakh hectare against 6.35 lakh hectare during the corresponding period of last year.

Pulses have been sown in 140.66 lakh hectare as against 142.38 lakh hectare last year.

The area under gram which is a dominant pulse crop of rabi season has been reported at 87.22 lakh hectare against 92.77 lakh hectare during the corresponding period last year.

Total area under oilseeds cultivation is reported to be 80.96 lakh hectare against 85.5 lakh hectare last year.