Crop Report
India summer crop acreage up 3% on yr at 1.52 mln ha as of Fri
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--India summer crops acreage 1.52 mln ha as of Fri vs 1.48 mln ha year ago
--India summer rice acreage 1.28 mln ha as of Fri vs 1.32 mln ha year ago
--India summer pulses acreage 58,000 ha as of Fri vs 50,000 ha year ago
--India summer moong acreage 44,000 ha as of Fri, unchanged from year ago
--India summer maize acreage 63,000 ha as of Fri vs 48,000 ha year ago
--India summer coarse cereals area 82,000 ha as of Fri vs 50,000 ha yr ago
--India summer oilseeds acreage 99,000 ha as of Fri vs 59,000 ha year ago
--India summer groundnut acreage 87,000 ha as of Fri vs 49,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – The sowing of summer crops has commenced across India, with the acreage under such crops reaching 1.52 million hectares as of Friday, up nearly 3% from 1.48 million hectares sown in the corresponding period last year, according to a report from the agriculture ministry. The area under rice, the country's largest summer crop by both acreage and production, was down nearly 3% on year at 1.28 million hectares.
The area sown under all coarse cereals rose 64% on year to 82,000 hectares, the report showed. The acreage under maize, the leading coarse cereal in terms of area and production during the summer crop season, rose to 63,000 hectares from 48,000 hectares last year. The area sown under bajra so far was 6,000 hectares against nil acreage at the same time last year.
The total area sown under all summer pulses was 58,000 hectares, up 16% from the previous year, according to the report. Moong acreage was unchanged on year at 44,000 hectares, while that of urad rose to 10,000 hectares from 5,000 hectares last year.
The total area sown under all oilseed crops was up nearly 68% on year at 99,000 hectares, the report showed. The area sown under groundnut was 87,000 hectares, up from 49,000 hectares a year ago. The acreage under sesame rose to 6,000 hectares from 5,000 hectares last year.
The normal acreage under the summer crop season, which is the average of the area covered from 2022-23 (Jul-Jun) to 2024-25, is 7.54 million hectares. The summer crop season in India runs between the rabi and kharif seasons, typically spanning from March to June.
The following table details the sowing of key summer crops so far, compared with the same period a year ago, in hectares, and the year-on-year change in percentage:
| Crops | Acreage 2026 (ha) | Acreage 2025 (ha) | Change (%) |
| Rice | 1,280,000 | 1,316,000 | (-)2.7 |
| Total Pulses | 58,000 | 50,000 | 16 |
| Moong | 44,000 | 44,000 | - |
| Urad | 10,000 | 5,000 | 100 |
| Corase Cereals | 82,000 | 50,000 | 64 |
| Bajra | 6,000 | 0 | - |
| Maize | 63,000 | 48,000 | 31.3 |
| Total Oilseeds | 99,000 | 59,000 | 67.8 |
| Groundnut | 87,000 | 49,000 | 77.6 |
| Sesamum | 6,000 | 5,000 | 20 |
| Total* | 1,518,000 | 1,475,000 | 2.9 |
*The total may not tally as some minor crops have been omitted.
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Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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