NEW DELHI: Wheat sowing area rose 2.15 per cent to 319.74 lakh hectares in the ongoing rabi (winter) season, while oilseeds acreage fell 5.14 per cent to 96.15 lakh hectares, according to agriculture ministry data released on Monday.
Wheat, the primary winter crop, is typically planted from November and harvested between March and April.
Pulses acreage remained flat at 136.13 lakh hectares as on December 30 of this rabi season, with gram covering 93.98 lakh hectares and lentil 17.43 lakh hectares. PTI
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