# At 390 lakh ha, rabi planting inching close to last year’s level - The HinduBusinessLine

> Indian rabi crop sowing covered about 390 lakh hectares, 1.5% below last year's pace. Wheat area was 7.5% lower at 156.8 lakh hectares, while pulses and rice acreage rose.

- Date: 2017-12-01 · published 2017-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67455-at-390-lakh-ha-rabi-planting-inching-close-to-last-year-s-level-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian wheat plantings could reduce domestic output and support prices, which may lower import needs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/at-390-lakh-ha-rabi-planting-inching-close-to-last-years-level/article9979488.ece

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