This year Urad has been sown in an area of 33.67 lh that is up by around 27% from last year acreage of 26.48 lakh hectares. Normal in season area is 24.39 lakh hectares in the country. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are the largest producer of Moong in the country and area coverage for the year 2016-17 for these states are 11.68, 5.94 and 4.27 lakh hectares respectively.
Information source: www.skymetweather.com
