According to the recent release by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, farmers have covered 47.09 lakh ha area under Rabi oilseeds as on 4th November, 2022, up by 15.64% from 40.72 lakh ha. same time last year. Mustard acreage stands at 45.71 lakh ha., up by 19.85% from 38.14 lakh ha same time last year. Groundnut acreage stands at 0.87 lakh ha, down by 36.50% from 1.37 lakh ha, rabi Sunflower acreage stood at 0.1 lakh ha, down by 82.14% from 0.56, same time last year.