Crop Report
India's rabi acreage up 0.2% on year at 62.3 mln ha as of Jan 3
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--India rabi acreage 62.3 mln ha so far vs 62.2 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi pulses acreage 13.7 mln ha so far vs 13.6 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi oilseeds acreage 9.7 mln ha so far vs 10.2 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi coarse cereal acreage 5.2 mln ha so far vs 5.3 mln ha
--India rabi paddy acreage 1.69 mln ha so far vs 1.68 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi chana acreage 9.4 mln ha so far vs 9.3 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi masur acreage 1.7 mln ha so far vs 1.8 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi urad acreage 468,000 ha so far vs 502,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi moong acreage 97,000 ha so far vs 89,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi jowar acreage 2.3 mln ha so far vs 2.5 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi groundnut acreage 365,000 ha so far vs 342,000 ha yr ago
--India rabi maize acreage 2.2 mln ha so far vs 2.0 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi barley acreage 662,000 ha so far vs 701,000 ha yr ago
MUMBAI – Rabi sowing across the country as of Jan. 3 was 62.3 million hectares, up just 0.2% from last year, according to data from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The area under wheat, the main rabi crop, was up 1.7% on year at 32.0 million hectares, according to the data.
The area under rabi paddy was up nearly 1% on year at 1.69 million hectares. Maize acreage rose nearly 8.4% on year to 2.2 million hectares.
Above-normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon led to higher moisture content in the soil, which aided sowing of rabi crops. The country received 8% above normal rainfall at 934.8 mm in the southwest monsoon, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The area under pulses was 13.72 million hectares, up 0.8% from 13.60 million hectares a year ago, the data showed. Among pulses, the acreage of chana was 9.45 million hectares, up 1.4% from a year ago. Chana is the main legume grown during the rabi season. Masur acreage was down nearly 2% at 1.74 million hectares.
Chana acreage is likely to rebound to its normal of 10 million hectares from the dip seen last year, though the yield will depend on the weather in January and February, G. Chandrashekhar, an agri-business expert, said. "However, while chana sowing may reach the normal acreage, it may not go beyond (the normal) as some farmers have shifted to wheat production, especially in states such as Madhya Pradesh where both chana and wheat are major crops," Chandrashekhar said.
The area under oilseeds is down 4.8% on year at 9.7 million hectares. Mustard acreage was 8.9 million hectares, down 5.6% from a year ago. The area under groundnut was up 6.7% to 365,000 hectares while the area under sunflower was up 98.6% at 74,000 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 Jan. 3:
Crop | Acreage 2024-25 (ha) | Acreage 2023-24 (ha) | Change(%) | Normal area for season (ha) |
Wheat | 31,974,000 | 31,425,000 | 1.7 | 31,235,000 |
Rice | 1,693,000 | 1,677,000 | 0.9 | 4,202,000 |
Pulses | 13,717,000 | 13,602,000 | 0.8 | 14,044,000 |
Chana | 9,445,000 | 9,317,000 | 1.4 | 10,099,000 |
Masur | 1,743,000 | 1,776,000 | (-)1.9 | 1,513,000 |
Urad | 468,000 | 502,000 | (-)6.7 | 615,000 |
Other pulses | 445,000 | 374,000 | 18.9 | 546,000 |
Coarse cereals | 5,217,000 | 5,283,000 | 1.2 | 5,346,000 |
Jowar | 2,270,000 | 2,472,000 | (-)8.2 | 2,437,000 |
Maize | 2,207,000 | 2,036,000 | 8.4 | 2,211,000 |
Total oilseeds | 9,674,000 | 10,164,000 | (-)4.8 | 8,702,000 |
Mustard | 8,850,000 | 9,373,000 | (-)5.6 | 7,916,000 |
Groundnut | 365,000 | 342,000 | 6.7 | 382,000 |
Sunflower | 74,000 | 37,000 | 98.6 | 81,000 |
Other oilseeds | 34,000 | 29,000 | 17.8 | -- |
Total* | 62,276,000 | 62,152,000 | 0.2 | 63,530,000 |
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Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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