Urad and moong lead to rise in pulses coverage, but oilseeds acreage fall a bit
The area under summer crops has reached 60.63 lakh hectares (lh) as of Friday, which is 8 per cent more than 56.04 lh reported in the year-ago period with the zaid season progressing well. Zaid crops are grown before kharif sowing and after rabi harvest.