Crop Report
Andhra rabi sowing up 10.5% on year as of Wed, paddy up 17.2%
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MUMBAI - Sowing of rabi crops in Andhra Pradesh touched 1.9 million hectares as of Wednesday, up 10.5% on year from 1.7 million hectares sown in the same period last year, according to a report released by the state agriculture department. Paddy acreage rose by 17.2% on year to 660,000 hectares from 563,000 hectares a year ago.
The acreage under maize was 181,000 hectares, up from 152,000 hectares last year, the report showed. On the other hand, the acreage under jowar fell to 75,000 hectares from 96,000 hectares a year ago.
In Andhra Pradesh, rabi crops are sown after the monsoon and harvested between April and May. The rabi crops majorly grown in the state include paddy, maize, Bengal gram or desi chana, urad, and groundnut. For the ongoing season, the state has set a sowing target of 2.31 million hectares, of which nearly 80% has been achieved so far, according to the report.
Chana acreage in the state so far remained unchanged at 301,000 hectares, according to the report. The acreage under black gram, or urad, rose to 278,000 hectares from 266,000 hectares last year. The total area sown under all pulses was 735,000 hectares, up from 669,000 hectares sown a year ago.
The total area under all oilseeds fell to 70,000 hectares from 103,000 hectares sown the previous year, the report showed. The acreage under groundnut was 52,000 hectares, down from 68,000 hectares a year ago.
Tobacco acreage in the state so far rose to 120,000 hectares from 78,000 hectares sown in the corresponding period last year.
The paddy crop is at the 'tillering to harvesting' stage, the report said. Jowar is at 'maturity to harvesting' stage, while maize is at 'grain filling to harvesting' stage. All pulses are in the harvesting stage, while horsegram, or kulthi dal, has been harvested. Groundnut is at 'flowering to harvesting' stage.
The water level in reservoirs across Andhra Pradesh was 49.7% of the live storage capacity as of Monday, compared to 27.8% a year ago, according to the state's water resources department. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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