Cotton and Soybean Dominate Maharashtra's Amravati Division
Amravati (Maharashtra): Cotton and soybean continue to dominate the agricultural landscape in Maharashtra's Amravati division during this Kharif season. Soybean acreage has remained robust, while cotton sowing has also reached levels close to the average.
Soybean sowing in the division has covered 13.42 lakh hectares, representing 92% of the average acreage of 14.63 lakh hectares. In Buldhana district, soybean sowing reached 4.44 lakh hectares, which is 112% of the district's average acreage.
Cotton sowing has also remained strong. Cotton was sown across 10.80 lakh hectares against an average acreage of 10.92 lakh hectares in the division, marking a 99% achievement. Cotton acreage stood at 4.87 lakh hectares (103%) in Yavatmal and 2.67 lakh hectares (100%) in Amravati district.
The data indicates that farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region continue to favor market-oriented crops. Soybean is the region's primary oilseed crop, while cotton maintains its strong position as a key cash crop. The fact that the acreage for both crops remains close to average levels reflects the farmers' continued reliance on them during the Kharif season.
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