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Higher coverage of wheat was reported from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: File | Pexels)
Wheat sowing up 4.28 per cent at 202.54 lakh hectares so far
06 Dec 2019 7:54 PM

As per the ministry's latest data, wheat was sown in 8.34 lakh hectare more area so far in the ongoing rabi (winter) season.

Production of monsoon-sown food grains is expected to be 140.57 mt in 2019-20, up by 8.4 mt from average output in the past five years, the report said. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)
Foodgrain output at 140.5 million tonne in FY20 on monsoon boost
08 Oct 2019 7:15 PM

Maize acreage is expected to go up, but output may fall by 5.75 percent due to the massive armyworm infestation.

Sowing of the kharif (summer) crops is almost complete and harvesting will begin from October onwards.
Govt estimates kharif crop output at 140.57 MT in 2019-20
23 Sep 2019 4:49 PM

Foodgrains production stood at 141.71 million tonnes (MT) in the kharif season of the 2018-19 crop year (July-June).

As per the latest sowing data maintained by the Union Agriculture Ministry, total acreage sown to all Kharif crops so far has remained lower at 869.55 lakh hectare as against 918.70 lakh hectare in the year-ago.
Monsoon deficit narrows; kharif sowing progressing well: Agri Min
09 Aug 2019 3:20 PM

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected overall monsoon to remain normal.

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