TABLE-India rice, oilseed area down; cotton, corn up

Aug 31 2009 11:44AM

Aug 31 (Reuters) - India's rice and oilseed area fell on weak

monsoon rains, government data showed.

Soybean planting dipped, and area under cane was lower than

last year and remained the same since mid-July, while corn area

was up.

The details of sowing of various crops until week ended Aug.

28 vs the previous week and the total area, in million hectares,

in which crops are normally sown every year are:

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CROP NORMAL AUG 28 AUG 20 PCT OF NORMAL AREA

AREA AUG 28 AUG 20 YEAR AGO

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Rice 39.117 28.93 27.28 73.96 68.74 91.6

Corn 6.371 6.95 6.88 109.09 107.99 107.4

Cotton 8.373 9.621 9.493 114.90 113.38 101.3

Sugarcane 3.927 4.250 4.250 108.22 108.22 111.5

Lentils 11.170 9.075 8.869 81.24 79.40 78.7

Oilseeds 16.640 15.861 15.410 95.32 92.61 104.2

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Source: Government of India