Crop Report
Rabi acreage rises 1.1% YoY to 61.4 mln ha; wheat area tad up
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--India rabi acreage 61.4 mln ha as of Fri vs 60.7 mln ha year ago
--India rabi wheat acreage 32.3 mln ha as of Fri vs 32.2 mln ha year ago
--India rabi pulses acreage 13.3 mln ha as of Fri vs 13.0 mln ha year ago
--India rabi oilseeds acreage 9.4 mln ha as of Fri vs 9.3 mln ha year ago
--India rabi coarse cereals acreage 4.9 mln ha as of Fri, unch from yr ago
--India rabi paddy acreage 1.5 mln ha as of Fri vs 1.3 mln ha year ago
--India rabi chana acreage 9.6 mln ha as of Fri vs 9.1 mln ha year ago
--India rabi masur acreage 1.7 mln ha as of Fri, unch from year ago
--India rabi urad acreage 363,000 ha as of Fri vs 386,000 ha year ago
--India rabi moong acreage 52,000 ha as of Fri vs 50,000 mln ha year ago
--India rabi jowar acreage 2.0 mln ha as of Fri vs 2.2 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 277,000 ha as of Fri vs 329,000 ha year ago
--India rabi maize acreage 2.1 mln ha as of Fri vs 2.0 mln ha year ago
--India rabi barley acreage 678,000 ha as of Fri vs 608,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – The area sown under rabi crops across India was 61.4 million hectares as of Friday, up 1.1% from 60.7 million hectares a year ago, according to a release from the agriculture ministry Monday. The acreage under wheat, the biggest rabi crop, stood at 32.3 million hectares, up from 32.2 million hectares in the corresponding period a year ago. Wheat is grown only in the rabi season in India.
The acreage under paddy was 1.5 million hectares as of Friday, an increase of 14.5% from 1.3 million hectares last year. The area under coarse cereals, promoted as "Shri Anna" by the government, stood at 4.9 million hectares, nearly unchanged from 4.89 million hectares a year ago.
Within coarse cereals, acreage under jowar, or sorghum, fell to 2.0 million hectares, down over 7% from 2.2 million hectares a year ago, while maize acreage was up at 2.1 million hectares as of Friday from 2.0 million hectares a year ago. Acreage under ragi, a millet, rose nearly 41% to 69,000 hectares from 41,000 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 13.3 million hectares, up nearly 3% from 13.0 million hectares a year ago. Among key pulses, chana acreage rose slightly, over 5%, to 9.6 million hectares from 9.1 million hectares a year ago and area sown under masur was nearly unchanged at 1.7 million hectares as of Friday. Acreage under urad fell to 363,000 hectares from 386,000 hectares a year ago and that under moong rose to 52,000 hectares from 50,000 hectares a year ago.
The total area under oilseeds was 9.4 million hectares as of Friday, up over 1% from 9.3 million hectares a year ago. Groundnut acreage fell nearly 16% to 277,000 hectares from 329,000 hectares a year ago, 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 over 32% to 45,000 hectares from 34,000 hectares a year ago, 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 | 32,268,000 | 32,249,000 | 0.1 |
| Rice | 1,490,000 | 1,301,000 | 14.5 |
| Pulses (Total) | 13,344,000 | 12,979,000 | 2.8 |
| Chana | 9,588,000 | 9,122,000 | 5.1 |
| Masur | 1,706,000 | 1,685,000 | 1.2 |
| Urad | 363,000 | 386,000 | (-)6 |
| Moong | 52,000 | 50,000 | 4 |
| Shri Anna & Coarse Cereals (Total) | 4,900,000 | 4,889,000 | 0.2 |
| Jowar | 2,038,000 | 2,200,000 | (-)7.4 |
| Ragi | 69,000 | 49,000 | 41 |
| Maize | 2,092,000 | 2,012,000 | 4 |
| Barley | 678,000 | 608,000 | 11.5 |
| Oilseeds (Total) | 9,429,000 | 9,325,000 | 1.1 |
| Rapeseed & Mustard | 8,780,000 | 8,657,000 | 1.4 |
| Groundnut | 277,000 | 329,000 | (-)15.8 |
| Sunflower | 45,000 | 34,000 | 32.4 |
| Other Oilseeds | 35,000 | 29,000 | 20.7 |
| Total Crops | 61,430,000 | 60,743,000 | 1.1 |
* Totals may not tally as some minor crops have been omitted.
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Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Tanima Banerjee
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