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Showing posts with label Sowing Report. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sowing Report. Show all posts

September 8, 2012

All India Sowing Report

According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, rice has been sown in 356.07 lakh hectares, as compared to 347.10 lakh hectares, a week back. Normal area under rice for this week is 344.69 lakh hectares. The cropped areas of major Kharif crops as 07th September 2012 as compared to last week and the normal area for this week are as follows:

October 13, 2011

Madhya Pradesh To Witness Strong Rise In Rabi Sowing In The Current Year

The total sowing acreage of rabi crop in Madhya Pradesh is set gather strong gains in the current season due to heavy rainfall in the state during the monsoon season.

As per latest estimates of State Agriculture Board, the rabi sowing area is expected to rise by eight lakh hectares to around 104 lakh hectares. The total sowing area of all food grains will rise from 46.53 lakh hectares to 50.50 lakh hectares, pulses from 40 lakh hectares to 42.33 lakh hectares and oilseeds from 8.70 lakh hectares to 10.68 lakh hectares.

According to Weather Department, 25 districts of the state have received above average and the rest of 25 districts average rainfall this year. The average rainfall of the state is 938.4 mm against which 1134 mm rains were registered, which is 21 percent more than the average.

Due to sturdy rainfall, water level in wells, reservoirs, rivulets and rivers has also risen. More crops are expected to be sown due to dampness sustained by the soil also. According to departmental assessments, bumper rise will be registered in sowing and production, if the conditions remain the same.

September 30, 2011

All India Sowing Report-Increase in acreage under rice and oilseeds

As per the latest data releaseds by the Minstry of Agriculture, rice has been sown in 383.69 lakh hectares as on 30 September 2011. It represents an increase of 33.26 lakh hectares over last year’s acreage on this date. Higher area coverage has been reported from West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Oilseeds have been sown in 179.59 lakh hectares, 4.79 lakh hectares more than the last year. Higher area coverage has been reported from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

However, there has been a sharp decline in pulses area. The area under pulses has declined sharply by around 9 per cent and stood at 110.14 lakh hectares as against 121 lakh hectares reported in the same period last year.

Coarse cereals have been sown in 200.19 lakh hectares. Higher area coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir.

Cotton has been sown in 120.21 lakh hectares. Higher area coverage has been reported from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Haryana.

September 24, 2011

All India Sowing Report

The lastest data released by the Agriculture Ministry shows that area under rice and oilseeds have increased as compared to last year. However, area under pulses has shown a sharp decline. The data shows that rice has been sown in 381.32 lakh hectare as 23rd September 2011. It represents an increase of 33.54 lakh hectare over last year’s acreage on this date. This was mainly on account of higher area coverage reported from West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Oilseeds have been sown in 178.60 lakh hectare, 5.58 lakh hectare more than last year. Higher area coverage has been reported in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Coarse cereals have been sown in 200.19 lakh hectare. Higher area coverage has been reported from Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir.

Cotton has been sown in 120.03 lakh hectare. Higher area coverage has been reported from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana , Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.