This year Urad has been sown in an area of 29.54 lh that is up by around 29% from last year acreage of 22.93 lh. Normal in season area is 24.39 lh in the country. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are the largest producer of Moon in the country and area coverage for the year 2016-17 for these states are 10.02, 5.44 and 4.26 lakh hectares respectively.
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