Rabi sowing up, wheat acreage rises around 17%

New Delhi. According to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the total area sown under rabi crops during the current winter season increased by 35.33 lakh hectares to 393.07 lakh hectares as of November 28, compared to the corresponding figure of 357.73 lakh hectares during the same period last year.

The official numbers reveal that the area under wheat has surged by 16.91 per cent to 187.37 lakh hectares from 160.26 lakh hectares during the same period previous year.

The area under pulses such as urad, lentils (masur), and moong has gone up to 87.01 lakh hectares from 85.06 lakh hectares during the same period last year.