Wheat planting remained decrease by 37% at nine.Sixty nine lakh hectare till ultimate week of the continuing rabi (winter) season of the 2019-20 crop year, but the acreage below oilseeds turned into better all through the period, according to the agriculture ministry’s today’s information.

According to the present day information released through the ministry, farmers have planted wheat in a place of nine.69 lakh hectare till closing week of this season, as compared with 15.35 lakh hectare a yr ago.

Sowing of wheat and other rabi crops starts offevolved from October, whilst harvesting from April onwards. Wheat is the main rabi crop.

Wheat acreage changed into lagging at seventy four,000 hectare in Madhya Pradesh until ultimate week of this season, while as compared with 6 lakh hectares in the year-in the past length.

In Punjab, farmers planted wheat in four.20 lakh hectare as against 4.68 lakh hectare a yr in the past, while that in Haryana in 1.Sixteen lakh hectare as against 1.19 lakh hectare inside the stated duration.

Wheat planting, but, in Uttar Pradesh turned into included in extra location at 1.73 lakh hectare till remaining week of this season as against ninety four,000 hectare a 12 months in the past, the facts showed.

Among different rabi vegetation, region sown to pulses additionally remained decrease at 27.85 lakh hectare until final week of this rabi season, as in opposition to 39.Ninety three lakh hectare inside the yr-ago duration.

Coarse cereals were additionally planted in lesser area at 12.39 lakh hectare as towards 13.54 lakh hectare inside the stated length.

However, the planting of oilseeds become undertaken in extra vicinity at 41.24 lakh hectare until ultimate week of this rabi season as against 39.Sixty five lakh hectare a yr in the past.

Rice planting vicinity remained similar to the preceding year’s level of 5.77 lakh hectare inside the said period.

Total acreage under all rabi crops become down via 15% at ninety five.35 lakh hectare till last week of this season, as against 112.24 lakh hectare inside the 12 months-in the past period.

An agriculture ministry reliable stated the potentialities of rabi sowing seems shiny due to better soil moisture on account of desirable monsoon and reservoirs also are full.

The agriculture ministry has set the production target for foodgrains at a record 291.1 million tonne for 2019-20 crop year (July-June), comprising 147.Nine million tonnes in kharif (summer season) season and 143.2 million tonnes all through rabi (iciness) season.