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According to the data released by the Agriculture Ministry on Friday, the total area under Kharif crops stands at 61.27 lakh hectares (lh) – about 5.4 per cent lower than during the corresponding period the previous year when it touched 64.75 lh.
Reports from States indicated that rice sowing and transplanting had taken place in 3.46 lh for 2015-16 kharif season, 13.4 per cent higher than the 3.05 lh registered at the same time last year.
Oilseeds have been sown over 0.53 lh (0.58 lh). Sugarcane acreage is down a little more than 5 per cent with 41.01 lh while cotton acreage is 14.5 per cent lower with 9.32 lh sown so far. Sowing of jute and mesta have taken place over 6.95 lh (10.90 lh).
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