Urad Output
Kharif urad output seen 5-10% down on year, says govt official
This story was originally published at 14:27 IST on 5 August 2025
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By Pallavi Singhal
NEW DELHI – Kharif urad output is expected to decline by 5-10% on year due to reduced sowing and heavy rainfall in key growing states, according to a government official. Last year, kharif urad production stood at 1.2 million tonnes.
The official said the sowing window of urad has closed. "Initially, robust urad output was expected as soybean area was anticipated to shift to urad, but instead area from both soybean and urad has shifted to maize. We are now placing our bets on rabi and summer urad production," the official said.
Urad or black gram is sown in all three seasons – kharif, rabi, and zaid or summer. While kharif marks majority of its production, accounting for about 60% of total produce, the remaining output comes from the other two seasons.
"We had hoped of a rise in urad output on the back of a significant rise in minimum support prices, assured procurement in key states such as Madhya Pradesh and shorter cropping time," the official said. The minimum support price for urad was raised by 5.4% to INR 7,800 per 100 kilogram for the kharif marketing season 2025-26 (Oct-Sep). As of Aug. 1, urad acreage across the country was down 3% on year to 1.9 million hectares, data from the agriculture ministry showed.
Although some of the crop area has been substituted, intense rainfall in crucial sowing states such as Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh has disrupted sowing activities and damaged standing crops, experts said. So far this southwest monsoon season, most rainfall has been concentrated in northwest, east, and central India. Several urad-producing districts in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan have received "large excess" rainfall, data from the India Meteorological Department showed. Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh rank among the top urad-producing states in the country. End
Edited by Subhojit Sarkar
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