Kharif sowing crosses 1046 lakh hectare

NEW DELHI: The total kharif sown area, as per reports received from states, during the week ending October 4th stands at 1046.32 lakh hectare as compared to 998.70 hectare at this time last year.

The details of the area covered so far and that covered during this time last year are given lakh hectare

Crop ------------ Area sown in 2013-14 ---------------- Area sown in 2012-13

Rice --------- 377.22 ---------------------------- 369.58

Pulses ------------ 106.51 --------------------------------- 101.48

Coarse Cereals --------- 195.95 =----------------------- 177.72

Oilseeds ------------ 194.93 ------------------------------- 175.22

Sugarcane ---------- 48.74 ------------------------------- 50.06

Cotton ------------------- 114.51 --------------------------------- 116.04

Jute & Mesta ---------- 8.47 ---------------------------------- 8.60

Total ------------------- 1046.32 ------------------------------- 998.70