Crop Report
India's rabi sowing up 0.1% on year at 63.2 mln ha as of Friday
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--India rabi acreage 63.2 mln ha so far vs 63.1 mln ha year ago
--India wheat acreage 32.0 mln ha so far vs 31.6 mln ha year ago
--India rabi pulses acreage 13.98 mln ha so far vs 13.91 mln ha year ago
--India rabi oilseeds acreage 9.68 mln ha so far vs 10.18 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi coarse cereals acreage 5.36 mln ha so far vs 5.34 mln ha yr ago
--India rabi paddy acreage 2.21 mln ha so far vs 2.15 mln ha year ago
--India chana acreage 9.67 mln ha so far vs 9.59 mln ha year ago
--India rabi masur acreage 1.74 mln ha so far vs 1.78 mln ha year ago
--India rabi urad acreage 495,000 ha so far vs 502,000 ha year ago
--India rabi moong acreage 114,000 ha so far vs 99,000 ha year ago
--India rabi jowar acreage 2.36 mln ha so far vs 2.55 mln ha year ago
--India mustard acreage 8.85 mln ha so far vs 9.37 mln ha year ago
--India rabi groundnut acreage 365,000 ha so far vs 342,000 ha year ago
--India rabi maize acreage 2.24 mln ha so far vs 2.04 mln ha year ago
--India rabi barley acreage 662,000 ha so far vs 671,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – Rabi sowing across the country as of Friday was 63.2 million hectares, up just 0.1% from last year, according to data from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The area sown under wheat, the main rabi crop, was up 1.4% on year at 32.0 million hectares, the data showed.
The area under rabi paddy was up 2.6% on year at 2.21 million hectares. The acreage under maize rose nearly 10% on year to 2.24 million hectares.
Above-normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon led to higher moisture content in the soil, which aided the sowing of rabi crops. The country received 8?ove normal rainfall at 934.8 mm in the southwest monsoon, according to the India Meteorological Department.
In the northeast monsoon, in the Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 period, India received 117.4 mm rainfall, 3?low the normal of 121.0 mm, according to the IMD. Since Jan. 1, the country has received 1.4 mm rainfall, 64?low the normal of 3.8 mm for the period.
The area under pulses was 13.98 million hectares, up 0.5% from 13.91 million hectares a year ago, the data showed. Under pulses, the acreage of chana was 9.67 million hectares, up 0.8% from the area sown in the previous year. 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 fall 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 was down nearly 5% on year at 9.68 million hectares. Mustard acreage was 8.85 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 72.1% 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 Friday:
|
Crop |
Acreage 2024-25 (ha) |
Acreage 2023-24 (ha) |
Change(%) |
Normal area for season (ha) |
|
Wheat |
32,000,000 |
31,563,000 | 1.4 |
31,235,000 |
|
Rice |
2,209,000 |
2,153,000 | 2.6 |
4,202,000 |
|
Pulses |
13,981,000 |
13,911,000 | 0.5 |
14,044,000 |
|
Chana |
9,665,000 |
9,587,000 | 0.8 |
10,099,000 |
|
Masur |
1,743,000 |
1,776,000 | (-)1.9 |
1,513,000 |
|
Urad |
495,000 |
502,000 | (-)1.4 |
615,000 |
|
Other pulses |
445,000 |
404,000 | 10.1 |
546,000 |
|
Coarse cereals |
5,355,000 |
5,337,000 | 0.3 |
5,346,000 |
|
Jowar |
2,358,000 |
2,546,000 | (-)7.4 |
2,437,000 |
|
Maize |
2,237,000 |
2,036,000 | 9.9 |
2,211,000 |
|
Total oilseeds |
9,682,000 |
10,180,000 | (-)4.9 |
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 |
43,000 | 72.1 |
81,000 |
|
Other oilseeds |
35,000 |
29,000 | 20.7 |
-- |
|
Total* |
63,227,000 |
63,144,000 | 0.1 |
63,530,000 |
End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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