Geojit Financial Services's report on Daily Agri Picks: Farmers in Maharashtra have sown rabi crops over 621,315 hectares as of Tuesday, down 40.3% on year from 1.04 million hectares a year ago, according to a report released by the state's agriculture department. The area under gram, or chana, was 105,239 hectares, down 65.1% on year, the report showed.