Crop Report
Telangana rabi sowing up 9.1% at 6.8 mln acres as of Wed
This story was originally published at 15:09 IST on 20 February 2025
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MUMBAI – Sowing of rabi crops in Telangana increased to 6.8 million acres (1 acre = 0.4 hectares) as of Wednesday, up nearly 9.1% from 6.2 million acres a year ago, according to a report by the state agriculture department. The normal acreage for the season in the state is 6.4 million acres, the report said.
Maize acreage in the state rose 19.3% on year to 735,072 acres from 616,381 acres a year ago. The acreage of paddy rose to 5.2 million acres from 4.8 million acres.
Rabi crops are sown between October and December after the monsoon, and harvested between February and May. However, sowing started late this year because of delay in withdrawal of the southwest monsoon, which in turn delayed the harvest of kharif crops.
The area under chana fell to 219,315 acres from 255,193 acres a year ago, the report showed. On the other hand, the acreage of black gram, or urad, rose to 42,624 acres from 35,228 acres. The total area under all pulses was 281,502 acres, down from 317,730 acres a year ago.
The total area under all oilseeds was 278,068 acres, up from 265,332 acres a year ago. Under oilseeds, the acreage of groundnut rose to 234,706 acres from 208,203 acres, according to the report.
Tobacco acreage in the state so far rose to 14,588 acres from 9,590 acres a year ago.
Most crops are in the seedling to vegetative stage, the report said, adding that paddy transplantation had been completed.
The water level in reservoirs across Telangana was 547.22 billion cubic metres as of Wednesday, compared with 327.90 billion cubic metres a year ago, according to the report. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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