Indias Kharif Crop Sowing for last 3 Months of

July , August and September 2014

Indias Kharif Crop Sowing for 2014 15
for September 2014

India s KharifCrops Sowing for September 2014
Kharif sowing on 26
th
September 2014 stood at 1019.26 lakh hectares
as compared to 1044.69 lakh hectares during the same period last
year.

SowingArea Rice Lentils Pulses CorseCereals Oilseeds
SugarCane Cotton Jute Mesta IndiaAgriculture




Indias Kharif Sowing Crosses 935.06 Lakh Hectare
Mark as on 22
nd
August 2014
Sowing of kharif crops showed a steady increase during this week. The total
sown area as on 22nd August, as per reports received from States, stands at
935.06 lakh hectare as compared to 975.87 hectare at this time last year.
The details of the areas sown so far this year and last year are given below: -


Crop Area sown in 2014-15 Area sown in 2013-14
Rice 335.18 333.79
Pulses 92.62 99.39
Coarse Cereals 164.89 189.40
Oilseeds 168.28 183.31
Sugarcane 47.17 50.32
Cotton 118.81 111.34
Jute & Mesta 8.11 8.31
Total 935.06 975.87