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Bloomberg
08-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Indian Farmers Boost Sowing of Rice and Pulses as of July 4
The area allocated to monsoon-sown rice crops has increased 7.4% from a year earlier to 6.93 million hectares (17 million acres) as of Friday, according to India's agriculture ministry. Farmers have planted pulses on 4.26 million hectares of land, surging 35% from a year earlier, the ministry said. Oilseeds planting has increased to 10.82 million hectares, up 14% from a year earlier, it said.
Bloomberg
04-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Indian Farmers Boost Sowing of Rice and Oilseeds as of June 27
The area allocated to monsoon-sown rice crops has surged 47% from a year earlier to 3.5 million hectares (8.7 million acres) as of Friday, according to India's agriculture ministry. Farmers have planted oilseeds on 4.9 million hectares of land, climbing 20% from a year earlier, the ministry said in a statement late Monday. Pulses planting has increased to 2.1 million hectares, up 37% from a year earlier, it said.
Bloomberg
24-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Indian Farmers Increase Sowing of Rice and Pulses as of June 20
The area allocated to monsoon-sown rice crops has surged 58% from a year earlier to 1.32 million hectares (3.3 million acres) as of Friday, according to India's agriculture ministry. Farmers have planted pulses on 944,000 hectares of farmland, climbing 42% from a year earlier, the ministry said in a statement late Monday. Cotton planting has increased to 3.1 million hectares, up 7.4% from a year earlier, it said.
