How normal monsoon has given a booster shot to Kharif crops

Area sown under kharif crops has more than doubled, compared to the corresponding period last year, owing to a good monsoon this year

Story: Niti Kiran, Shivani Sharma

Area sown under kharif crops was reported at 31.6 million hectares as of 26 June 2020. This is 104.3 per cent higher than the area covered during the corresponding period last year.

Acreage under rice increased by 35 per cent from 2.8 million to 3.8 million hectares

Area sown under cotton increased by 164.7 per cent to 7.2 million hectares

Area sown under sugarcane also increased by 1.3 per cent to 5 million hectares as of June 26, 2020

Oilseeds were sown on 8.3 million hectares as on June 26, 2020, 525.6 per cent higher than 1.3 million hectares  sown a year ago

Area sown under pulses was up by 221.6 per cent, year-on-year, at 1.9 million hectares

Area sown under coarse cereals also increased by 95.9 per cent to 4.8 million hectares, as on June 26