Current Trends in Indian Economy
Over 10% increase in area under wheat and oilseeds cultivation
- Cultivation of wheat, the main rabi crop, begins in October every year. The harvesting takes place in March-April.
- Apart from wheat, other important crops like pulses and mustard are cultivated during Rabi season of 2022-23 crop year (July to June).
- It has been reported that wheat cultivation area has increased by 10.5 percent and oilseeds cultivation area by 13.58 percent during Rabi season.
| Crop | Cultivated area (last year) | Cultivated area (Current year) |
| Wheat | 138.35 lakh hectares | 152.88 lakh hectares |
| Paddy | 8.33 lakh hectares | 9.14 lakh hectares |
| Oil seeds | 66.71 lakh hectares | 75.77 lakh hectares |
| Pulses varieties | 94.37 lakh hectares | 94.26 lakh hectares |
| Corn, barley and cereals | 26.70 lakh hectares | 26.54 lakh hectares |
