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Informist, Friday, Jul 26, 2024

--India kharif acreage 81.2 mln ha so far vs 79.4 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif paddy acreage largely steady at 21.6 mln ha

--India kharif pulses acreage 10.2 mln ha so far vs 8.9 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif tur acreage 3.9 mln ha so far vs 2.9 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif urad acreage 2.3 mln ha so far vs 2.4 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif moong acreage 3.0 mln ha so far vs 2.7 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif oilseeds acreage 17.2 mln ha so far vs 16.5 mln ha yr ago

--India soybean acreage 12.2 mln ha so far vs 11.7 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif groundnut acreage 4.1 mln ha so far vs 3.6 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif coarse cereal acreage 15.3 mln ha so far vs 14.6 mln ha

--India kharif maize acreage 7.9 mln ha so far vs 6.9 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif jowar acreage 1.21 mln ha so far vs 1.06 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif bajra acreage 5.65 mln ha so far vs 6.06 mln ha yr ago

--India kharif cane acreage 5.77 mln ha so far vs 5.71 mln ha yr ago

--India cotton acreage 10.6 mln ha so far vs 11.4 mln ha yr ago

MUMBAI – Farmers across the country have sown kharif crops over 81.2 mln ha as of today, up 2.3% 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 forecast of above-normal rainfall this season has boosted the acreage of key crops such as pulses and oilseeds from the previous year. 

The area under paddy, one of the main kharif crops, was tad down 0.2% on year at 21.6 mln ha as of today. The acreage under pulses was 10.2 mln ha as of today, up from 8.9 mln ha a year ago. Within pulses, acreage under tur surged 34% to 3.8 mln ha from 2.9 mln ha a year ago, the ministry data showed. 

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