As per a recent update by the Agriculture Ministry, Wheat sowing is up by almost 1.26% as compared to the same period the previous year. The total area sowed till 20/Jan/23 reached 341.13 lakh hectares which is up as compared to 339.87 lakh hectares in the previous year. The higher area is reported from Rajasthan (2.52 lakh ha), Bihar (1.49 lakh ha), Maharashtra (0.92 lakh ha), and Gujarat (0.48 lakh ha). Less area is reported from MP (4.15 lakh ha), Punjab (0.20 lakh ha), and Haryana (0.10 lakh ha).