Crop report
Maharashtra summer crop area rises 29% on year, maize up 101.7%
This story was originally published at 15:17 IST on 19 March 2025
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MUMBAI – The sowing of summer crops in Maharashtra has reached 359,482 hectares as of Monday, up 29% on year from 278,687 hectares sown in the same period last year, according to a report released by the state agriculture department. Acreage under maize rose a whopping 101.7% on year to 66,022 hectares from 32,730 hectares last year.
The acreage of paddy fell to 120,873 hectares from 130,648 hectares sown a year ago, the report showed. On the other hand, the area sown under bajra was 29,123 hectares, up from 22,522 hectares last year while jowar acreage also rose to 25,317 hectares from 18,402 hectares a year ago.
According to the report, moong acreage so far rose to 7,103 hectares from 4,509 hectares last year and the area sown under urad increased to 1,196 hectares from 408 hectares a year ago.
The total area sown under all oilseeds was 106,422 hectares, up from 67,433 hectares sown in the previous year, as per the report. Under oilseeds, the acreage of groundnut rose to 74,538 hectares from 54,068 hectares a year ago. The area sown under sesame rose to 23,646 hectares from 9,129 hectares last year.
Summer crops are grown for a short period between the kharif and rabi seasons, with harvest taking place between April and May. Besides rice, sesame, and groundnut, the other major summer crops in the state include fruits and vegetables such as banana, pumpkin, and tomato.
The water level in dams across Maharashtra was 51.2% of the live storage capacity as of Wednesday, compared with 42.5% a year ago, according to data from the state water resources department. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Subhojit Sarkar
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