Crop Report
Telangana rabi sowing up 9.1% at 6.9 mln acres; maize up 19.2%
This story was originally published at 10:40 IST on 28 February 2025
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MUMBAI – Sowing of rabi crops in Telangana was at 6.9 million acres (1 acre = 0.4 hectares) as of Thursday, up 9.1% from 6.3 million acres a year ago, according to a report released 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 19.2% on year to 750,840 acres, the report showed. The area under paddy was 5.3 million acres, up from 4.8 million acres a year ago. The acreage of jowar was 212,214 acres, against 222,147 acres a year ago.
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 acreage of chana fell to 219,398 acres from 255,196 acres a year ago, according to the report. On the other hand, the area under black gram, or urad, rose to 42,735 acres from 35,294 acres. The total area under all pulses fell to 281,705 acres from 317,883 acres a year ago.
The area under all oilseeds was 281,411 acres, up from 266,827 acres a year ago. Under oilseeds, groundnut acreage rose to 235,810 acres from 208,397 acres, the report showed.
Tobacco acreage in the state so far rose to 14,606 acres from 9,685 acres a year ago, according to the report.
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 518.18 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, compared with 312.19 billion cubic metres a year ago, according to the report. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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