Crop Report
Rabi acreage up 12% on year at 30.6 mln ha; wheat up nearly 20%
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--India rabi acreage 30.6 mln ha as of Fri vs 27.3 mln ha year ago
--India rabi wheat acreage 12.8 mln ha as of Fri vs 10.7 mln ha year ago
--India rabi pulses acreage 7.3 mln ha as of Fri vs 6.8 mln ha year ago
--India rabi oilseeds acreage 7.7 mln ha as of Fri vs 7.3 mln ha year ago
--India rabi coarse cereals acreage 1.97 mln ha as of Fri vs 1.73 mln yr ago
--India rabi paddy acreage 826,000 ha as of Fri vs 759,000 ha year ago
--India rabi chana acreage 5.4 mln ha as of Fri vs 4.9 mln ha year ago
--India rabi masur acreage 901,000 ha as of Fri vs 857,000 ha year ago
--India rabi urad acreage 88,000 ha as of Fri vs 99,000 ha year ago
--India rabi moong acreage 7,000 ha as of Fri vs 9,000 ha year ago
--India rabi jowar acreage 899,000 ha as of Fri vs 843,000 ha year ago
--India rabi mustard acreage 7.4 mln ha as of Fri vs 6.9 mln ha year ago
--India rabi groundnut acreage 112,000 ha as of Fri vs 127,000 ha year ago
--India rabi maize acreage 657,000 ha as of Fri vs 538,000 ha year ago
--India rabi barley acreage 350,000 ha as of Fri vs 300,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – The area sown under rabi crops across India touched 30.6 million hectares as of Friday, up little over 12% from 27.3 million hectares sown last year, a release from the agriculture ministry Monday showed. The acreage under wheat, the biggest rabi crop, was 12.8 million hectares, up nearly 20% from 10.7 million hectares in the corresponding period last year. Wheat is grown only in the rabi season in India.
Acreage under paddy was 826,000 hectares, an increase of nearly 9% from 759,000 hectares last year.
The area under coarse cereals, promoted as "Shri Anna" by the government, increased nearly 14% on year to 1.97 million hectares. Within this category, jowar acreage rose 6.6% to 899,000 hectares and maize was up 22% at 657,000 hectares. Ragi also saw a sharp rise to 49,000 hectares from 38,000 hectares.
The total area sown under all pulses in the country so far in the 2025-26 season was 7.3 million hectares, up over 7% on year. Among key pulses, chana acreage rose 9% to 5.4 million hectares and that of masur increased more than 5% to 901,000 hectares. Acreage under urad fell over 11% to 88,000 hectares, and moong dropped over 22% to 7,000 hectares.
The total area under all oilseeds was 7.7 million hectares, up 5.4% from 7.3 million hectares last year. Groundnut acreage declined nearly 12% to 112,000 hectares, while mustard, the largest winter oilseed, rose over 6% to 7.4 million hectares. Sunflower acreage increased to 16,000 hectares from 12,000 hectares, while linseed declined to 98,000 hectares from 139,000 hectares last 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 | Acreage 2024-25 | Change (%) |
| Wheat | 12,837,000 | 10,709,000 | 20 |
| Rice | 826,000 | 759,000 | 9 |
| Pulses | 7,336,000 | 6,815,000 | 7.6 |
| Chana | 5,371,000 | 4,930,000 | 9 |
| Masur | 901,000 | 857,000 | 5.1 |
| Urad | 88,000 | 99,000 | (-)11.1 |
| Moong | 7,000 | 9,000 |
(-)22.2 |
| Other pulses | 143,000 | 162,000 | (-)11.7 |
| Coarse cereals | 1,969,000 | 1,726,000 | 14 |
| Jowar | 899,000 | 843,000 | 6.6 |
| Ragi | 49,000 | 38,000 | 29 |
| Maize | 657,000 | 538,000 | 22 |
| Total oilseeds | 7,664,000 | 7,269,000 | 5.4 |
| Groundnut | 112,000 | 127,000 | (-)12 |
| Sunflower | 16,000 | 12,000 | 33.3 |
| Mustard | 7,380,000 | 6,958,000 | 6.0 |
| Linseed | 98,000 | 139,000 | (-)29.4 |
| Total* | 30,631,000 | 27,278,000 | 12.3 |
*The total may not tally as some minor crops have been omitted.
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Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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