Wheat Acreage Down By 1.25 Percent As Per Latest Sowing Update

As on 14th January 2022, area sown to wheat fell by 1.25 per cent to 336.48 lakh hectare so far in the current rabi season from 340.74 lakh hectare the previous year during the corresponding period. Wheat has been sown in 90.54 lakh hectare in Madhya Pradesh down by 1.14 lakh hectares, 94.55 lakh hectare in Uttar Pradesh down by 1.89 lakh hectare, 35.02 lakh hectare in Punjab down by 0.20 lakh hectares, 23.87 lakh hectare in Haryana down by 1.34 lakh hectares  and 31.00 lakh hectare in Rajasthan up by 1.96 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing season. The acreage was down mainly due to acreage shift from wheat to mustard.