India’s Kharif Crop Sowing for last 2 Months of

July and August 2014

India’s Kharif Sowing Crosses 935.06 Lakh Hectare Mark as on 22nd August 2014

India’s Kharif Sowing Crosses 935.06 Lakh Hectare

Mark as on 22nd 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