Rabi crop sowing crosses 536 lakh hectare area

NEW DELHI: The total rabi sown area, as per reports received from states, during the week ending December 20th stands at 536.37 lakh hectare as compared to 507.26 lakh hectare at this time last year.

The area under pulses stands at 126.84 lakh hectare and it exceeds the normal area of 126.70 lakh hectare for the entire rabi season.
Details of the areas sown so far this year and last year are given below:

Crop	Area sown in 2013-14	Area sown in 2012-13
Rabi Rice	2.14	1.74
Wheat	273.97	253.20
Pulses	126.84	121.22
Coarse Cereals	53.92	54.81
Oilseeds	79.50	76.30
Total	536.37	507.26