Indias Kharif and Rabi Crops Area

Coverage during October 2014 to January 2015

Indias Rabi Crops Area Coverage

As on 2nd January 2015
India's RabiCrops AreaCoverage stood at 552.82 lakh hectare as on 2nd January 2015 as
compared to 579.63 lakh hectare during the same period of last year.
Data released by Directorate of Economics & Statistics
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Press Release:
Rabi Area Coverage as on 2nd January 2015
1. As per Rabi Crops data released by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry
of Agriculture, total area coverage as on today under Rabi crops moves to 552.82
lakh hectares while last years sowing area was at 579.63 lakh hectare.
2. Wheat`s sowing area is at293.16 lakh hectares as compared to last years 294.30
lakh hectares.
3. The area under sowing of total Coarse cereals is at 51.17 lakh hectares as compared
to last years 56.18 lakh hectares.
4. The area under sowing of Gram is at 79.65 lakh hectares this year while the last
years figure was 95.03 lakh hectares.
5. Area coverage under Total Pulses is at 129.99 lakh hectares while the last years
sowing area coverage was 144.79 lakh hectares.
6. Similarly sowing area under total oilseeds is at 75.43 lakh hectares as compared to
80.93 lakh hectares last year.