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The areas as of August 14 was 108.14 lakh hectares compared with 108.49 lh a year ago
New Delhi: Sugarcane acreage has declined marginally from last year, with the Agriculture Ministry reporting 58.31 lakh hectares under the crop as of August 7, compared with 58.62 lakh hectares during the same period last year. The latest figures show a reversal from the position reported until July...
Farmers planted crops across 96.8 million hectares as of 7 August, 1.8 million hectares less than the 98.6 million hectares covered during the corresponding period a year ago.
Area in Gujarat, the largest producer, trails by over 3 per cent; widespread rains, favourable prices support area expansion
According to official sources, the area until Friday under groundnut was 46.82 lh, up by 8.6%, that of soyabean was 119.92 lh, up by 0.2% and sesamum at 9.96 lh, up by 16.9%
Agriculture News: Kharif sowing falls 3% to 894.22 lakh hectares as a 12% monsoon deficit and El Nino conditions impact major crop acreage.
Rice, pulses and coarse cereals dragged overall coverage to 89.4 million hectares as on 31 July, even as above-normal July rains helped shrink the sowing gap.
India's soyabean acreage rebounds as July rains boost sowing in several states, nearing last year's levels.
Gandhinagar, July 29 (IANS) Gujarat has completed sowing across about 70 per cent of its normal kharif cultivation area, with cotton and groundnut accounting for more than three-fifths of the acreage sown so far during the 2026 season. Data released by the state Agriculture Department showed that so...
Kharif crops: Sowing remains below last year's level despite improved monsoon rainfall. Paddy, pulses, oilseeds and cotton acreage continue to lag, while sugarcane records gains as uneven rain affects planting across several states.
Acreage of key kharif crops, including paddy, pulses, oilseeds and cotton, remained below last year's levels, although the overall sowing gap has narrowed in recent weeks as monsoon rainfall improved across several regions.
Coverage surpasses last yearโs levels by 8% as farmers in UP, MP plant more, attracted by higher prices
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