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Informist, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025

 

NEW DELHI – Soybean production across the country is seen falling over 16% on year to 10.54 million tonnes in 2025-26 (Oct-Sept) from 12.58 million tonnes the previous year, according to the Soybean Processors Association of India. The fall in output can be attributed to lower area under cultivation for soybean, which fell over 3% to 11.46 million hectares, the association said. As per government data, the total soybean sowing area across India is down over 5% at 12.0 million hectares compared with the previous year, the association said.

 

In 2025-26, the average yield for the oilseed is estimated to decline to 920 kilograms per hectare from 1,063 kg per hectare in the previous year, the association said. The decline in the yield comes on the back of crop damage caused by yellow mosaic virus and aerial blight in several key producing regions, which include Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, the association said. Further, prolonged excessive rainfall during harvesting time, water logging in low-lying areas, and smaller grain sizes which reduced the oil yield, it said. 

 

"Grain quality has been affected in most of the areas and moisture is likely to be higher this year during the initial weeks," the association said. The overall soybean crop condition ranged from "normal to poor" across major producing soybean states. Madhya Pradesh, which is the largest soybean-producing state in India, saw a decline of over 6% in its on-year acreage to 4.86 million hectares, along with a dip in its average yield by nearly 14% to 916 kg per hectare, the association said.  

 

The following table details the estimated output and the area under soybean cultivation, in hectares, in key states and the country:

 

State	SOPA's production estimate  2025	Production for 2024	Govt estimate of acreage 2025	SOPA's acreage estimate 2025
Madhya Pradesh	4,455,600	5,539,600	5,120,000	4,864,200
Maharashtra	4,674,100	5,016,700	4,964,700	4,709,900
Rajasthan	566,700	1,052,700	983,200	906,800
Telangana	125,300	149,000	144,800	144,800
Karnataka	365,000	426,400	422,000	422,000
Chhattisgarh	18,500	30,700	27,000	27,000
Gujarat	242,800	294,800	277,500	277,500
Other States	88,100	71,800	103,600	103,600
Total	10,536,000	12,581,700	12,042,800	11,455,800

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Reported by Devanshi Verma

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

 

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