The planting area under the summer crops, sown after rabi harvest and before kharif sowing, reached 4,757 million hectare (mh) as of March 25, which is 7.5 per cent higher from 4,424 mh a year-ago. About 954 mh have been covered during past one week, the data shows.
Oilseeds
The sowing area under oilseeds was reported at 708 mh, higher than 677 mh in the year-ago period. The sowing area under oilseeds was trailing the year-ago until last week and for the first time in this season it has shown an improvement this week . The acreage in West Bengal is 175 mh, Maharashtra (106 mh), Gujarat (95 mh), Karnataka (94 mh), Telangana (52 mh), Odisha (43 mh), Uttar Pradesh (40 mh), Tamil Nadu (33 mh), Chhattisgarh (30 mh) and Andhra Pradesh (29 mh).
Pulses
The summer pulses sowing has been ahead of last year’s level. About 0,748 mh area coverage has been reported under pulses as against 0,527 mh during the year-ago period as both sowing of moong and urad is higher. The pulses area has reached 0,246 mh in Odisha, Tamil Nadu (176 mh), Uttar Pradesh (086 mh), West Bengal (072 mh), Gujarat (049 mh), Madhya Pradesh (042 mh), Chhattisgarh (026 mh), Bihar (014 mh), Maharashtra (012 mh) and Karnataka (010 mh).
Rice
Overall summer rice acreage is lower at 2,744 mh compared with 2,787 mh during the corresponding period last year. The area under production has been reported mainly from West Bengal (927 mh), Telangana (674 mh), Karnataka (290 mh), Odisha (202 mh), Assam (193 mh), Tamil Nadu (081 mh), Chhattisgarh (077 mh), Andhra Pradesh (072 mh), Gujarat (070 mh), Kerala (055 mh), Maharashtra (038 mh), Jharkhand (014 mh) and Bihar (006 mh).
Moong
The summer moong area is reported at 487 mh as against 364 mh year-ago while that of urad has increased to 231 mh from 138 mh.
Cereals
The coarse cereals acreage for summer is also higher at 557 mh from 434 mh. Among the coarse cereals, area under maize is higher at 393 mh from 341 mh in the year-ago period and the planting window is nearly completes.
Source: the Hindu Business
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