The area under kharif moong is at 29,100 ha till now, up 33% on year. The acreage under the grain is also higher than the normal area for the period at 21,900 ha, based on the average of last five years. Govt has pegged total output of moong during 2017-18 at 2.3 mln tn, higher than 2.07 mln tn in LY.