Progress of sowing of kharif crops 2018-19 -website - 9.8.18

1. Reg: Progress of Sowing of Kharif (2018) Oilseed Crop
as on 9th
August, 2018 and Rain fall.
Area in Lakh Ha.
Item Normal
Area
( 5 Years
Average )
Area Sown as on Comparative
Coverage
Area
2017
Comparative
Coverage
Area
2016
Changed
Compared
to
2017
9.8.18 2.8.18 26.7.18
Groundnut 42.01 35.32 33.64 28.96 36.59 42.02 (-) 1.27
Soybean 112.51 110.72 109.50 101.53 101.56 111.91 (+) 9.16
Sunflower 2.14 0.78 0.76 0.70 1.16 1.41 (-) 0.38
Sesamum 14.46 12.72 11.63 8.07 11.36 12.74 (+) 1.36
Niger 2.59 0.53 0.50 0.41 0.67 0.44 (-) 0.14
Castor 10.47 2.41 1.50 1.07 3.02 2.63 (-) 0.62
Total 184.19 162.47 157.54 140.74 154.34 171.14 (+) 8.13