Ludhiana, Nov. 6 -- With the paddy harvesting entering its last leg, wheat sowing for the upcoming rabi season has set off in the district. Wheat has been already sown on 20% of the area which is expected to be covered under the rabi crop, officials said. According to the agricultural department, 90% of paddy has been harvested so far.

Officials expect the wheat crop to be cultivated on 2.4 lakh hectares with a 50-quintal-yield per hectare. Regarding paddy, officials said 10.21-lakh-metric-tonne crop has arrived across the mandis of the district. The department expects 29-30 quintals per acre. Paddy, the transplantation of which began on July 9, was cultivated on around 2.57 lakh hectares, according to the estimates of the agriculture of...