Many states across the country received good rains in the pre-monsoon season in June and now the monsoon is also seen to be active in many states. The result of this monsoon effect is that there has been a huge increase of 104.25 percent in the sowing of Kharif crops.
Sowing of oilseeds, cotton, and coarse cereals along with pulses is very high in Kharif crops. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, at present, the sowing of Kharif crops has increased to 315.63 lakh hectare, which reached 154.53 lakh hectare by this time last year.
Paddy has been planted in 37.71 lakh hectare, which was slightly less than 27.93 lakh hectare till this time last year. The sowing of pulses crops has also increased to 19.40 lakh hectare, which was just 6.03 lakh hectare till this time last year. Talk about cotton sowing has also increased to 71.69 lakh hectare, which was only 27.08 lakh hectare till this time last year.
Source: Outlook Agriculture
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