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Informist, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024

 

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--India rabi acreage 55.9 mln ha so far vs 55.6 mln ha yr ago
--India wheat acreage 29.3 mln ha so far vs 28.4 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi pulses acreage 12.3 mln ha so far vs 12.4 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi oilseeds acreage 9.2 mln ha so far vs 9.7 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi coarse cereal acreage 3.9 mln ha so far vs 4.0 mln ha
--India rabi paddy acreage 1.2 mln ha so far vs 1.1 mln ha yr ago 
--India chana acreage 8.6 mln ha so far vs 8.4 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi masur acreage 1.60 mln ha so far vs 1.63 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi urad acreage 319,000 ha so far vs 386,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi moong acreage 44,000 ha so far vs 118,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi jowar acreage 1.97 mln ha so far vs 2.00 mln ha yr ago
--India mustard acreage 8.6 mln ha so far vs 9.0 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi groundnut acreage 262,000 ha so far vs 281,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi maize acreage 1.21 mln ha so far vs 1.20 mln ha yr ago

 

MUMBAI – Rabi sowing across the country was at 55.9 million hectares so far, up 0.4% on year, according to data from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The area under wheat, the main rabi crop, was up 3.1% higher on year at 29.3 million hectares, according to the data.

The area under rabi paddy was up nearly 6% on year at 1.21 million hectares so far. The area under pulses was 12.3 million hectares, down 0.4% from a year ago, the data showed. Maize acreage fell slightly to 1.21 million hectares from 1.20 million hectares.

 

Among pulses, the acreage of chana was at 8.6 million hectares, up 1.9% from a year ago. Chana is the main legume grown during the rabi season. Masur acreage was down 1.6% at 1.60 million hectares.

 

The area under oilseeds declined 5.5% on year to 9.2 million hectares. Mustard acreage was 8.6 million hectares, down 5.4% from a year ago. 

 

"Farmers are shifting to other crops like wheat and potato 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 wheat and potato are less sensitive to temperature variations.

 

The area under groundnut was down 6.8% to 262,000 hectares while the area under sunflower was up 6.7% to 32,000 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 Monday:

 

Crop	Acreage 2024-25 (ha)	Acreage 2023-24 (ha)	Change(%)	Normal area for season (ha)
Wheat	29,311,000	28,417,000	3.1	31,235,000
Rice	1,207,000	1,139,000	6.0	4,202,000
Pulses	12,327,000	12,371,000	-0.4	14,044,000
Chana	8,600,000	8,442,000	1.9	10,099,000
Masur	1,603,000	1,629,000	-1.6	1,513,000
Urad	319,000	386,000	-17.4	615,000
Other pulses	363,000	297,000	22.2	546,000
Coarse cereals	3,875,000	4,045,000	-4.2	5,382,000
Jowar	1,975,000	1,998,000	-1.2	2,437,000
Maize	1,210,000	1,204,000	0.5	2,211,000
Total oilseeds	9,160,000	9,696,000	-5.5	8,697,000
Mustard	8,556,000	9,040,000	-5.4	7,916,000
Groundnut	262,000	281,000	-6.8	382,000
Sunflower	32,000	30,000	6.7	76,000
Other oilseeds	20,000	21,000	-4.8	--
Total*	55,880,000	55,667,000	0.4	63,560,000

 

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Reported by Taniva Singha Roy and Ashutosh Pati

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

 

 

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