As per Ministry of Agriculture, 8.93 lakh hectares of cotton has been sown till May 19’ 2017 against 6.73 lakh hectares sown at the same time last year. Normal area under cotton cultivation in India is around 120.34 lakh hectares. This year area under cotton cultivation is expected to increase by 10-15% over the last year.
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