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Rabi acreage rises marginally, oilseeds area falls more than 4%
20-Jan-25   18:08 Hrs IST
Latest data showed that rabi crops have been sown across on 640 lakh hectare area so far, showing a rise of 0.39% over last year as on 20 January 2025. Ministry of Agriculture in a statement said that around 320 lakh hectare area coverage under wheat has been reported compared to 315.60 lakh hectare area during the corresponding period of last year, up 1.38%. Pulses were sown in around 141 lakh hectares, up 1.72%. Major pulses crop Chana has been sown in 98.28 lakh hectares, up 2.51%. Coarse cereals were sown across 54.49 lakh hectares, down 0.25% on year. Oilseeds area is at 97.62 lakh hectares, down 4.10% on year while Mustardseed has been sown in on 89.3 lakh hectares, down 4.72% on year.

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