As per data released by ministry of Agriculture released on 16th June, this year cotton sowing is 36% higher than the corresponding period of last year. So far 16.671 lakh hectares has been sown as compared to 12.245 lakh hectares sown at the same time last year. Sowing has started in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. Sowing is not yet started in Telangana.
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