Crop Report
Kharif sowing up 1.4% YoY at 97.98 mln ha, paddy up 4.3%
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--India kharif acreage 97.98 mln ha so far vs 96.64 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif paddy acreage 33.18 mln ha so far vs 31.82 mln yr ago
--India kharif pulses acreage 11.74 mln ha so far vs 11.01 mln yr ago
--India kharif tur acreage 4.46 mln ha so far vs 3.85 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif urad acreage 2.78 mln ha so far vs 2.88 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif moong acreage 3.28 mln ha so far vs 2.99 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif oilseeds area 18.37 mln ha so far vs 18.22 mln yr ago
--India kharif groundnut area 4.54 mln ha so far vs 4.19 mln yr ago
--India soybean acreage 12.47 mln ha so far vs 12.29 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif coarse cereal acreage 17.31 mln ha so far vs 17.14 mln
--India kharif maize acreage 8.52 mln ha so far vs 7.92 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif jowar acreage 1.42 mln ha so far vs 1.33 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif bajra acreage 6.57 mln ha so far vs 6.88 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif cane acreage 5.77 mln ha so far vs 5.71 mln ha yr ago
--India cotton acreage 11.05 mln ha so far vs 12.12 mln ha yr ago
MUMBAI – Farmers across the country have sown kharif crops over 97.98 mln ha as of today, up only 1.4% from a year ago, data from the farm ministry showed. The sowing improved in July due to increased rainfall after a slow start in June.
The area under paddy, one of the main kharif crops, was up 4.3% on year at 33.18 mln ha as of today. Progress in paddy sowing and rice stocks with the Centre has led the government to allow grain-deficient states to buy rice from Food Corp of India through open market sales, without participating in the electronic auction.
After a significantly deficient production last year, the acreage under pulses was also up 6.7% on year at 11.74 mln ha as of today. Within pulses, acreage under tur was significantly up by 15.8% on year at 4.46 mln ha, the ministry data showed.
The sharp increase in tur acreage was mainly due to the early onset of the monsoon in top tur-producing states such as Karnataka. During the last kharif season, the sowing was delayed due to erratic monsoon. This weighed on production of tur and maize and delayed the sowing of rabi crops as well.
India Meteorological Department has said rainfall in India is likely to be above normal in the second half of the Jun-Sep monsoon season as La Nina conditions are expected to set in by the end of August. The forecast of above-normal southwest monsoon bodes well for the agricultural sector as most kharif crops are heavily reliant on rainfall. Staggered withdrawal of the monsoon would benefit kharif crops and improve the soil moisture for the rabi season too.
The water level in key reservoirs in the country was 65% of the total live capacity, up 7% on year and 21% higher than the 10-year average, as of Thursday. The country has received 6?ove-normal showers so far in the southwest monsoon at 587.6 mm.
The area under oilseeds was 18.37 mln ha as of today, slightly up by 0.8% from the corresponding period a year ago. Soybean acreage rose 1.5% on year to 12.47 mln ha. The acreage under cotton was 11.05 mln ha, down 8.9% from a year ago. Last week, cotton acreage was down 8.3% from a year ago.
The higher acreage under kharif crops is likely to help the government keep food inflation in check. India's CPI food price inflation was 9.36% in June, higher than 8.69% in May. However, data released today showed that CPI food price inflation fell to 5.42% in July.
The acreage under maize was up 7.6% on year at 8.52 mln ha as of today. The acreage under coarse cereals was up 1% on year at 17.31 mln ha. The area under millets like bajra and ragi is significantly lower than a year ago. The area under bajra fell 4.5% to 6.57 mln ha from 6.88 mln ha a year ago, and that under ragi fell by 38.9% to 361,000 ha.
The following table details the sowing of key kharif crops, in hectares (ha), compared with year-ago levels and the year-on-year change in percentage terms:
| State | Acreage 2024-25 (ha) | Acreage 2023-24 (ha) | Change (%) | Normal area for the season (ha) |
| Paddy | 33,178,000 | 31,816,000 | 4.3 | 40,155,000 |
| Tur | 4,457,000 | 3,849,000 | 15.8 | 4,555,000 |
| Urad | 2,776,000 | 2,883,000 | (-)3.7 | 3,676,000 |
| Moong | 3,278,000 | 2,989,000 | 9.7 | 3,699,000 |
| Other Pulses | 345,000 | 337,000 | 2.4 | 1,482,000 |
| Total Pulses | 11,743,000 | 11,008,000 | 6.7 | 13,602,000 |
| Jowar | 1,423,000 | 1,329,000 | 7.1 | 1,601,000 |
| Bajra | 6,569,000 | 6,881,000 | (-)4.5 | 7,263,000 |
| Ragi | 361,000 | 591,000 | (-)38.9 | 1,096,000 |
| Small millets | 444,000 | 418,000 | 6.2 | 447,000 |
| Maize | 8,517,000 | 7,917,000 | 7.6 | 7,696,000 |
| Coarse cereals | 17,313,000 | 17,136,000 | 1.0 | 18,086,000 |
| Groundnut | 4,542,000 | 4,191,000 | 8.4 | 4,528,000 |
| Soybean | 12,469,000 | 12,289,000 | 1.5 | 12,295,000 |
| Sunflower | 69,000 | 62,000 | 11.3 | 140,000 |
| Sesamum | 1,014,000 | 1,114,000 | (-)9.0 | 1,026,000 |
| Castor | 244,000 | 534,000 | (-)54.3 | 907,000 |
| Total oilseeds | 18,369,000 | 18,217,000 | 0.8 | 19,018,000 |
| Sugarcane | 5,768,000 | 5,711,000 | 1.0 | 5,115,000 |
| Cotton | 11,049,000 | 12,124,000 | (-)8.9 | 12,934,000 |
| Total | 97,989,000 | 96,640,000 | 1.4 | 109,584,000 |
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Reported by Pallavi Singhal
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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