As on 9th September' Castor has been sown in an area of 7.45 lh that is down by more than 27% than the last year acreage of 10.24 lh of corresponding period. This year area is down by 35% than the normal in season area of 11.48 lh Continuous rains in growing region have delayed sowing by two weeks for early maturity varieties thus impacted the overall acreage.
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