Crop Report
India's rabi acreage so far up 4.1% on year at 42.88 mln ha
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--India rabi acreage 42.88 mln ha so far vs 41.18 mln ha yr ago
--India wheat acreage 20.0 mln ha so far vs 18.8 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi pulses acreage 10.9 mln ha so far vs 10.5 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi coarse cereal acreage 2.9 mln ha so far vs 2.5 mln ha
--India rabi oilseeds acreage 8.1 mln ha so far vs 8.5 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi paddy acreage 975,000 ha so far vs 916,000 ha yr ago
--India chana acreage 7.9 mln ha so far vs 7.4 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi masur acreage 1.35 mln ha so far vs 1.28 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi urad acreage 221,000 ha so far vs 249,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi moong acreage 22,000 ha so far vs 50,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi jowar acreage 1.7 mln ha so far vs 1.4 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi mustard acreage 7.6 mln ha so far vs 8.0 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi groundnut acreage 197,000 ha so far vs 211,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi maize acreage 687,000 ha so far vs 653,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi barley acreage 427,000 ha so far vs 365,000 ha yr ago
MUMBAI – Rabi sowing across India this year stands at 42.88 million hectares so far, up 4.1% on year, according to data from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
The area under wheat, a major rabi crop, is 6.6% higher on year at 20.0 million hectares, according to the data. Similarly, the area under rabi paddy is 6.4% higher on year at 975,000 hectares so far. The area sown with pulses is 10.9 million hectares, 3.6% higher from a year ago, the data show. Maize acreage has risen 5.2% on year to 687,000 hectares, from 653,000 hectares a year ago.
Among pulses, the acreage of chana is at 7.9 million hectares, up 5.5% from a year ago. Chana is the major legume grown during the rabi season. Similarly, masur acreage has increased to 1.35 million hectares from 1.28 million hectares a year ago.
However, the area under oilseeds has gone down by 5.1% to 8.1 million hectares. Mustard acreage is 7.6 million hectares, down 5.2% from a year ago.
"Farmers are shifting to other crops like wheat and potatoes instead of mustard in several parts of India," said Indrajit Paul, head of research at Agrocorp International. "Despite prices being just above the minimum support price for mustard, factors such as heat-resistant crops and higher profitability from alternatives are influencing this shift." He said farmers are finding wheat and potatoes more reliable due to lesser sensitivity to temperature variations and favourable market conditions.
Farmers in Rajasthan have shifted from mustard to wheat and chana because of better remuneration for these crops. This trend is also being observed in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Haryana. "The competitive prices of crops like wheat and chickpeas, which surged recently, provide additional motivation for farmers to allocate more acreage to these alternatives," Paul said.
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 Monday:
|
Crop |
Acreage 2024-25 (ha) |
Acreage 2023-24 (ha) |
Change(%) |
Normal area for season (ha) |
|
Wheat |
20,035,000 |
18,797,000 |
6.58 |
31,235,000 |
|
Rice |
975,000 |
916,000 |
6.4 |
4,202,000 |
|
Pulses |
10,895,000 |
10,514,000 |
3.6 |
14,044,000 |
|
Chana |
7,852,000 |
7,439,000 |
5.5 |
10,099,000 |
|
Masur |
1,345,000 |
1,277,000 |
5.3 |
1,513,000 |
|
Urad |
221,000 |
249,000 |
-11.2 |
615,000 |
|
Other pulses |
264,000 |
228,000 |
15.7 |
546,000 |
|
Coarse cereals |
2,924,000 |
2,467,000 |
18.5 |
5,382,000 |
|
Jowar |
1,743,000 |
1,406,000 |
23.9 |
2,437,000 |
|
Bajra |
5,000 |
6,000 |
-16.6 |
92,000 |
|
Ragi |
53,000 |
37,000 |
43.2 |
68,000 |
|
Maize |
687,000 |
653,000 |
5.2 |
2,211,000 |
|
Total oilseeds |
8,055,000 |
8,485,000 |
-5.1 |
8,697,000 |
|
Mustard |
7,586,000 |
8,006,000 |
-5.2 |
7,916,000 |
|
Groundnut |
197,000 |
211,000 |
-6.6 |
382,000 |
|
Sunflower |
20,000 |
15,000 |
33.3 |
76,000 |
|
Sesamum |
3,000 |
7,000 |
-57.1 |
58,000 |
|
Other oilseeds |
13,000 |
13,000 |
0 |
-- |
|
Linseed |
188,000 |
193,000 |
-2.6 |
193,000 |
|
Total* |
42,884,000 |
41,180,000 |
4.1 |
63,560,000 |
*The total may not tally as some minor crops have been omitted.
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Reported by Anjali Lavania and Afra Abubacker
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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