Crop Report
Gujarat rabi acreage up 2% on year at 4.94 mln ha as on Tue
This story was originally published at 12:29 IST on 28 January 2026
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MUMBAI – Rabi crops were sown across 4.94 million hectares in Gujarat as of Tuesday, a rise of nearly 2% on year in acreage, according to a report released by the state agriculture department. The area covered so far has surpassed the state's normal rabi acreage of 4.64 million hectares, which is the average of the last three years.
Wheat acreage in the state rose to 1.48 million hectares from 1.37 million hectares a year ago, the report showed. Maize acreage rose to 144,933 hectares from 134,480 hectares a year ago. The total area under all cereal crops was 1.66 million hectares, up from 1.54 million hectares a year ago.
The area sown under chana rose to 914,603 hectares from 849,703 hectares a year ago, the report said. The total area under all pulses in the state rose to 969,634 hectares from 921,093 hectares a year ago.
The total area under all oilseed crops so far was 285,895 hectares, up from 260,382 hectares covered a year ago, according to the report. Under oilseeds, the acreage under mustard rose to 283,897 hectares from 258,229 hectares last year.
The area under sugarcane in the state was 182,192 hectares, down from 189,683 hectares a year ago, the report showed. The area under tobacco rose to 172,476 hectares from 163,813 hectares a year ago. Cumin acreage in the state fell to 407,553 hectares from 476,537 hectares a year ago, and coriander acreage slipped to 126,112 hectares from 130,731 hectares.
The area sown under onion rose to 94,757 hectares from 93,515 hectares a year ago, according to the report. The acreage under vegetables was down at 210,196 hectares from 221,253 hectares a year ago, and that of potato rose to 168,163 hectares from 156,207 hectares a year ago. End
Reported by Udita S. Jaiswal
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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