Crop Report
Rabi acreage rises 1.4% YoY to 58.1 mln ha; wheat area a tad up
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--India rabi acreage 58.1 mln ha as of Fri vs 57.3 mln ha year ago
--India rabi wheat acreage 30.2 mln ha as of Fri vs 30.0 mln ha year ago
--India rabi pulses acreage 12.7 mln ha as of Fri vs 12.3 mln ha year ago
--India rabi oilseeds acreage 9.3 mln ha as of Fri, unch from year ago
--India rabi coarse cereals acreage 4.6 mln ha as of Fri vs 4.5 mln yr ago
--India rabi paddy acreage 1.3 mln ha as of Fri vs 1.2 mln ha year ago
--India rabi chana acreage 9.2 mln ha as of Fri vs 8.7 mln ha year ago
--India rabi masur acreage 1.6 mln ha as of Fri, unch from year ago
--India rabi urad acreage 313,000 ha as of Fri vs 348,000 ha year ago
--India rabi moong acreage 42,000 ha as of Fri vs 43,000 ha year ago
--India rabi jowar acreage 2.0 mln ha as of Fri vs 2.1 mln ha year ago
--India rabi mustard acreage 8.8 mln ha as of Fri vs 8.7 mln ha year ago
--India rabi groundnut acreage 236,000 ha as of Fri vs 283,000 ha year ago
--India rabi maize acreage 1.8 mln ha as of Fri vs 1.7 mln ha year ago
--India rabi barley acreage 678,000 ha as of Fri vs 608,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – The area under rabi crops across India was 58.1 million hectares as of Friday, up 1.4% from 57.3 million hectares a year ago, according to a release from the agriculture ministry Monday. The acreage under wheat, the biggest rabi crop, stood at 30.2 million hectares, up 0.4% from 30.0 million hectares in the corresponding period a year ago. Wheat is grown only in the rabi season in India.
The acreage under paddy was 1.3 million hectares, an increase of 15% from 1.2 million hectares last year. The area under coarse cereals, promoted as "Shri Anna" by the government, stood at 4.6 million hectares, up 1.3% from 4.5 million hectares a year ago.
Within coarse cereals, acreage under jowar, or sorghum, fell to 2.0 million hectares down over 8% from 2.1 million hectares a year ago while maize acreage was up at 1.8 million hectares from 1.7 million hectares. Acreage under ragi, a millet, rose nearly 42% to 68,000 hectares from 48,000 hectares a year ago.
The total area sown under pulses in the rabi season of crop year 2025–26 (Jul-Jun) as of Friday was 12.7 million hectares, up 3% from 12.3 million hectares a year ago. Among key pulses, chana acreage rose nearly 6% to 9.2 million hectares from 8.7 million hectares a year ago and that of masur was nearly unchanged at 1.6 million hectares. Acreage under urad fell to 313,000 hectares from 348,000 hectares a year ago and that under moong fell to 42,000 hectares from 43,000 hectares.
The total area under oilseeds was 9.3 million hectares, nearly unchanged from 9.26 million hectares a year ago. Groundnut acreage fell nearly 17% to 236,000 hectares from 283,000 hectares, while acreage under mustard, the largest winter oilseed, rose over over 1% to 8.8 million hectares from 8.7 million hectares a year ago. Sunflower acreage increased nearly 15% to 39,000 hectares from 34,000 hectares, according to the report.
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 | 2025–26 | 2024–25 | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 58,070,000 | 57,259,000 | 1.4 |
| Rice | 1,325,000 | 1,152,000 | 15 |
| Pulses (Total) | 12,674,000 | 12,302,000 | 3 |
| Chana | 9,170,000 | 8,681,000 | 5.6 |
| Masur | 1,576,000 | 1,583,000 | (-)0.4 |
| Urad | 313,000 | 348,000 | (-)10 |
| Moong | 42,000 | 43,000 | (-)2.3 |
| Shri Anna & Coarse Cereals (Total) | 4,566,000 | 4,505,000 | 1.3 |
| Jowar | 1,962,000 | 2,139,000 | (-)8.2 |
| Ragi | 68,000 | 48,000 | 41.6 |
| Maize | 1,834,000 | 1,690,000 | 8.5 |
| Barley | 678,000 | 608,000 | 11.5 |
| Oilseeds (Total) | 9,333,000 | 9,265,000 | 0.7 |
| Rapeseed & Mustard | 8,780,000 | 8,657,000 | 1.4 |
| Groundnut | 236,000 | 283,000 | (-)16.6 |
| Sunflower | 39,000 | 34,000 | 14.7 |
| Other Oilseeds | 32,000 | 24,000 | 33.3 |
| Total Crops | 58,070,000 | 57,259,000 | 1.4 |
* Totals may not tally as some minor crops have been omitted.
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Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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