Crop Report
India rabi acreage up 27% on year at 13.03 mln ha as of Fri
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--India rabi acreage 13.03 mln ha as of Fri vs 10.25 mln ha year ago
--India rabi wheat acreage 2.27 mln ha as of Fri vs 998,000 ha year ago
--India rabi coarse cereals area 1.01 mln ha as of Fri vs 902,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi paddy acreage 618,000 ha as of Fri vs 571,000 ha year ago
--India rabi jowar acreage 528,000 ha as of Fri vs 526,000 ha year ago
--India rabi maize acreage 321,000 ha as of Fri vs 283,000 ha year ago
--India rabi barley acreage 112,000 ha as of Fri vs 51,000 ha year ago
--India rabi pulses acreage 3.68 mln ha as of Fri vs 3.04 mln ha year ago
--India rabi chana acreage 2.68 mln ha as of Fri vs 2.05 mln ha year ago
--India rabi masur acreage 438,000 ha as of Fri vs 413,000 ha year ago
--India rabi moong acreage 3,000 ha as of Fri vs 7,000 ha year ago
--India rabi urad acreage 53,000 ha as of Fri vs 97,000 ha year ago
--India rabi oilseeds acreage 5.45 mln ha as of Fri vs 4.74 mln ha year ago
--India rabi mustard acreage 5.34 mln ha as of Fri vs 4.62 mln ha year ago
--India rabi groundnut acreage 34,000 ha as of Fri vs 44,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – The area sown under rabi crops across India touched 13.03 million hectares as of Friday, up over 27% on year from 10.25 million hectares sown last year, according to the data from the agriculture ministry.
The acreage under wheat, the major rabi crop, was at 2.27 million hectares, up a whopping 128% on year from 998,000 hectares sown in the corresponding period last year, according to the ministry's data. Wheat is grown only in the rabi season in India. Acreage of paddy was 618,000 hectares, up 8.2% on year from 571,000 hectares in the last year.
The area under coarse cereals, promoted as "Shri Anna" by the government, was up 12.3% on year at 1.01 million hectares, the data showed. The area sown under jowar was 528,000 hectares, up 0.4% on year. Maize acreage was at 321,000 hectares as of Friday.
The total area sown under all pulses in the country so far in the 2025-26 season was 3.68 million hectares, up 21% on year from 3.04 million hectares sown last year. Among pulses, the acreage under chana was 2.68 million hectares, up 31% on year from 2.05 million hectares sown last year. Chana is the largest legume, both in terms of acreage and production, sown during the rabi season. Area sown under masur was 438,000 hectares, up 6.1% on year from 413,000 hectares sown last year. The area under urad is down 45.4% on year to 53,000 hectares. The acreage under moong was 3,000 hectares, down over 57% from the previous year.
The total area under all oilseeds was 5.45 million hectares, up 15% on year from 4.74 million hectares sown last year. Area sown under groundnut was 34,000 hectares, down 23% on year, the data showed. Mustard acreage was 5.34 million hectares, up 16% on year.
The following table details the sowing of key rabi crops, in hectares, compared with year-ago levels, and the year-on-year change in percentage terms as of Friday:
| Crop | Acreage 2025-26 (ha) | Acreage 2024-25 (ha) | Change (%) |
| Wheat | 2,272,000 | 998,000 | 128 |
| Rice | 618,000 | 571,000 | 8.2 |
| Pulses | 3,683,000 | 3,043,000 | 21 |
| Chana | 2,681,000 | 2,051,000 | 31 |
| Masur | 438,000 | 413,000 | 6.1 |
| Urad | 53,000 | 97,000 | (-)45.4 |
| Moong | 3,000 | 7,000 | (-)57.1 |
| Other pulses | 68,000 | 74,000 | (-)8.1 |
| Coarse cereals | 1,013,000 | 902,000 | 12.3 |
| Jowar | 528,000 | 526,000 | 0.4 |
| Ragi | 47,000 | 38,000 | 24 |
| Maize | 321,000 | 283,000 | 13.4 |
| Total oilseeds | 5,446,000 | 4,735,000 | 15 |
| Groundnut | 34,000 | 44,000 | (-)23 |
| Sunflower | 9,000 | 4,000 | 125 |
| Mustard | 5,335,000 | 4,615,000 | 16 |
| Linseed | 46,000 | 65,000 | (-)29.2 |
| Total* | 13,032,000 | 10,250,000 | 27.1 |
*The total may not tally as some minor crops have been omitted.
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Reported by Udita S. Jaiswal and Shreya Shetty
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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