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Informist, Friday, Mar. 27, 2026

MUMBAI – Farmers in Andhra Pradesh have sown rabi crops across 2.76 million hectares as of Wednesday, up more than 46% from 1.88 million hectares a year ago, according to a report released by the state agriculture department. The area covered so far has surpassed the normal for the season, which is 2.07 million hectares.

The acreage of paddy was up at 918,000 hectares from 671,000 hectares a year ago, the report showed. The area under maize rose to 502,000 hectares from 187,000 hectares, while that under jowar was 115,000 hectares, up from 79,000 hectares.

Chana acreage in the state rose to 412,000 hectares from 303,000 hectares a year ago, according to the report. The area under urad was up at 334,000 hectares from 280,000 hectares, and that under moong rose to 79,000 hectares from 56,000 hectares. The total acreage of all rabi pulses was 919,000 hectares, up from 741,000 hectares a year ago.

The total area under all rabi oilseeds so far was 137,000 hectares, up from 73,000 hectares covered a year ago, the report showed. Groundnut acreage was up at 92,000 hectares from 52,000 hectares. The area sown sesame rose to 26,000 hectares from 16,000 hectares.

Tobacco acreage in the state stood at 117,000 hectares, against 121,000 hectares a year ago, according to the report. The area under cotton was up at 17,000 hectares against 2,000 hectares a year ago.

From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 — the northeast monsoon season — the state recorded 339.3 millimetres of rainfall, which is 18% above the normal for the period, the report showed. During Jan. 1-Feb. 28, it recorded 3.4 millimetres of rainfall, 79% below normal for the period. In March so far, the state has received 11.6 millimetres of rainfall, which is 38% above normal for the period.

The water level in reservoirs across Andhra Pradesh was 43% of the live storage capacity as of Friday, compared to 35.1% a year ago, according to data from the state's water resources department.  End

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Avishek Dutta

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