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Informist, Monday, Jul 15, 2024

--India kharif acreage 57.5 mln ha so far vs 52.1 mln ha yr ago 

--India kharif paddy acreage 11.6 mln ha so far vs 9.6 mln ha yr ago 

--India kharif pulses acreage 6.2 mln ha so far vs 5.0 mln ha yr ago 

--India kharif tur acreage 2.8 mln ha so far vs 966,000 ha yr ago 

--India kharif urad acreage 1.4 mln ha so far vs 1.3 mln ha yr ago 

--India kharif moong acreage 1.6 mln ha so far vs 2.0 mln ha yr ago 

--Kharif oilseeds acreage 14.0 mln ha so far vs 11.5 mln ha yr ago 

--India kharif soybean acreage 10.8 mln ha so far vs 8.2 mln yr ago 

--India kharif groundnut acreage 2.8 mln ha so far, unch from yr ago 

--India kharif coarse cereal acreage 9.8 mln ha so far vs 10.5 mln ha 

--India kharif maize acreage 5.9 mln ha so far vs 4.4 mln ha yr ago 

--India kharif jowar acreage 739,000 ha so far vs 864,000 ha yr ago 

--India kharif bajra acreage 2.8 mln ha so far vs 5.0 mln ha yr ago 

--India kharif cane acreage 5.8 mln ha so far vs 5.7 mln ha yr ago 

--India cotton acreage 9.6 mln ha so far vs 9.3 mln ha yr ago 

NEW DELHI – Farmers across the country have sown kharif crops over 57.5 mln ha as of today, up 10% from a year ago, data from the farm ministry showed. The sowing of kharif crops has begun well as the southwest monsoon rainfall has picked up after a slow start. The above-normal rainfall so far in the season has boosted the acreage of key crops such as paddy, pulses and oilseeds from the previous year. 

The area under paddy, one of the main kharif crops, was up 21% on year at 11.56 mln ha as of today. The acreage under pulses was 6.23 mln ha as of today, up 26% from 4.95 mln ha a year ago. Within pulses, acreage under tur surged 191% to 2.81 mln ha from 966,000 ha a year ago, the ministry data showed. 

The sharp increase in tur acreage is mainly due to the early onset of monsoon in top tur-producing states such as Karnataka. During the last kharif season, the sowing of kharif crops was delayed due to the erratic monsoon. This had also weighed on production of tur and maize and delayed the sowing of rabi crops as well.  More