Mustard seed sowing up 22%; wheat slightly down this rabi season, says Agriculture Ministry

According to the data, total area under oilseeds has increased sharply to 97.07 lakh hectare as on December 31, 2021 from 80.64 lakh hectare

Area sown under rapeseed/mustard seed crop is higher 22.46% to 88.54 lakh hectare, while the coverage under wheat crop remains slightly lower so far in the ongoing 2021-22 rabi season, according to the latest data released by the agriculture ministry.

Wheat, the main rabi crop, has been planted at 325.88 lakh hectare as on Friday, compared with 329.11 lakh hectare in the year-ago period, it said.

Sowing of rabi crops like wheat begins in October and harvesting from April onwards.