Seasonal Production
SOPA pegs kharif soybean output 6% up on year at 12.6 mln tn on high yield
This story was originally published at 12:36 IST on 15 October 2024
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MUMBAI – The Soybean Processors Association of India Monday said soybean production in the 2024-25 kharif season has risen by 6% on year to 12.6 million tonnes with an error margin of (+/-)5%, due to high yields and above-average rainfall.
"Overall Soybean crop production has shown positive trend due to favourable weather conditions and agricultural practices," D.N. Pathak, executive director, SOPA, said in the first estimate of the soybean crop during the kharif season. During this year, average yield of soybean has risen to 1,063 kilogram per hectare from 1,002 kilogram per hectare, it said.
The crop estimates are "preliminary" and are on the basis of the survey by the association during Oct. 2-10. The survey covered 5,021 kilometres in three major soybean growing states – Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, the report said.
According to the association, production in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan has been pegged 6%, 7%, and 4% higher on year at 5.54 million tonnes, 5.02 million tonnes, and 1.05 million tonnes, respectively. Gujarat and Karnataka have seen an increase in production this year, while Telangana, one of the top five soybean growing states, recorded a fall in output, the report said.
Meanwhile, the area under soybean crop has fallen slightly to 11.83 million hectares from 11.85 million hectares, according to the report. "As per our estimates, the area is lower by 8.820 lakh ha. (882,000 hectares) as compared to the area given by the government, mainly due to intercropping in Maharashtra and some shift in MP (Madhya Pradesh) to corn," it said. The government have estimated the soybean area at 12.71 million hectares.
The area under soybean in Maharashtra has fallen to 4.5 million hectares from 4.6 million hectares, the report showed. Soybean acreage has been reduced in Madhya Pradesh too, according to estimates.
The table below details soybean production in tonnes, area in hectares, and yields in kilogram per hectare in the key states and the country:
| State | Production | Area | Yield | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5,539,600 | 5,246,700 | 5,200,800 | 5,205,100 | 1,065 | 1,008 |
| Maharashtra | 5,016,700 | 4,691,800 | 4,500,600 | 4,564,000 | 1,115 | 1,028 |
| Rajasthan | 1,052,700 | 1,012,400 | 1,112,700 | 1,094,500 | 946 | 925 |
| Karnataka | 426,400 | 387,300 | 437,300 | 407,700 | 975 | 950 |
| Gujarat | 294,800 | 248,700 | 300,800 | 266,300 | 980 | 934 |
| Total | 12,581,700 | 11,874,400 | 11,831,800 | 11,854,800 | 1,063 | 1,002 |
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Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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