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Informist, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026

 

MUMBAI – The area sown under rabi crops across India was 3.76 million hectares so far, down 45.6% on year from 6.90 million hectares, data from the agriculture ministry showed. So far, farmers have covered only 5.8% of the season's normal acreage of 64.52 million hectares.

 

The acreage under wheat was 19,000 hectares, down 94.2% on year from 334,000 hectares. Rice acreage was 316,000 hectares, down 3.8% on year from 329,000 hectares.

 

Among pulses, chana acreage was 590,000 hectares, down 59% on year from 1.44 million hectares. Lentil acreage was 110,000 hectares, down nearly 49% on year. However, urad acreage rose 40% on year to 29,000 hectares. Total pulses acreage was down 52% on year to 945,000 hectares from 1.96 million hectares.

 

In coarse cereals, jowar acreage was 271,000 hectares, nearly flat on year. Maize acreage fell 16% on year to 78,000 hectares. Total coarse cereals acreage was down 10.4% on year at 378,000 hectares from 422,000 hectares.

 

Total oilseed acreage fell 46% on year to 2.1 million hectares from 3.86 million hectares. Mustard, the major rabi oilseed, cultivation declined 46% on year to 2.05 million hectares from 3.81 million hectares. However, groundnut acreage rose 62% on year to 25,000 hectares from 15,000 hectares. Sunflower acreage increased over 30% on year to 7,000 hectares from 5,000 hectares.

 

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	2026-27	2025-26	Change (%)
Wheat	19,000	334,000	-94.22
Rice	316,000	329,000	-3.76
Chana	590,000	1,435,000	-58.91
Lentil	110,000	214,000	-48.51
Moong	1,000	1,000	--
Urad	29,000	21,000	39.69
Total Pulses*	945,000	1,956,000	-51.69
Jowar	271,000	272,000	-0.26
Maize	78,000	93,000	-16.11
Barley	1,000	22,000	-94.6
Total Coarse Cereals*	378,000	422,000	-10.4
Mustard	2,050,000	3,807,000	-46.2
Groundnut	25,000	15,000	62.1
Sunflower	7,000	5,000	30.4
Total Oilseeds*	2,097,000	3,862,000	-45.70
Total crops	3,756,000	6,902,000	-45.59

 

*Totals may not tally as some minor crops have been omitted. 

 

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Reported by Somen Bose

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

 

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