NEW DELHI (Commoditiescontrol) - Cotton planting reached 114.34 lakh ha as of August 3 compared to same period last year at 96.48 lakh ha according to Ministry of Agriculture.
Cotton planting has progressed 93.4 percent of the total normal area at 122.46 lakh ha and remained significantly ahead 7 percent from the normal area as on date at 106.75 lakh ha showing signs of positivity in planting.
Reports from the field suggest that crop conditions were rated superior in North India with expectation of bumper crop for the 2017/18 season.
Gujarat planting acreage rose to 26.36 lakh ha from previous week’s 25.85 lakh ha as flood hit regions districts halted planting progress while other districts continued the planting normally. (Full Report)
Gujarat crop assessment is underway with probability of final report to be released in 10 days or less according to district officials.
Following data is the state wise cotton acreage report as on August 4. The weekly report is compiled by Directorate of Cotton Development, Nagpur and released by Ministry of Agriculture, India.
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*Note: Normal Area Is Average Of 2011-12 To 2015-16 | To view weekly data archive, access the crop update section available on the top right corner of the cotton page or click here
*Previous Planting Report: July 27 | July 20 | July 13 | July 7 | June 30 | June 23 | June 16 | June 9 | June 2 | May 26 | May 18
(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau; +91-22-40015534)
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