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Area sown under rabi crops falls by 0.9% by 12 January 2018

Area sown under wheat declines by 4.7%

by Natasha Nadkar

Total area sown for rabi crops touched 60.95 million hectares by 12 January 2018, as per reports received from states released by the department of agriculture cooperation & farmers welfare. This was 0.9 per cent lower compared to the same period last year. On a y-o-y basis, area sown under wheat fell by 4.7 per cent to 29.55 million hectares while area sown for oilseeds decreased by 3.7 per cent to 7.86 million hectares. On the other hand, area under rice increased by 36.8 per cent to 2.06 million hectares by 12 January 2018.

Area sown under rabi crops
Crop FY17 FY18 Y-o-Y%
  (million hectares) (million hectares)  
Wheat 31.00 29.55 -4.7
Rice 1.50 2.06 36.8
Pulses 15.41 16.09 4.5
Coarse cereals 5.44 5.39 -1.0
Oilseeds 8.16 7.86 -3.7
Total 61.51 60.95 -0.9

References
1. http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1516543
2. http://www.agricoop.nic.in/all-india-crop-situation
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