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Informist, Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2025

 

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--India summer crops acreage 3.26 mln ha so far vs 2.65 mln ha year ago 
--India summer rice acreage 2.51 mln ha so far vs 2.22 mln ha year ago 
--India summer pulses acreage 435,700 ha so far vs 141,700 ha year ago 
--India summer moong acreage 317,500 ha so far vs 99,700 ha year ago 
--India summer maize acreage 136,300 ha so far vs 115,000 ha year ago 
--India summer coarse cereals acreage 167,600 ha so far vs 136,000 ha yr ago 
--India summer oilseeds acreage 145,900 ha so far vs 152,600 ha year ago 
--India summer groundnut acreage 102,100 ha so far vs 104,200 ha year ago

 

MUMBAI – The sowing of summmer crops across the country has progressed to 3.26 million hectares as of Thursday, up 22.6% on year, according to data from the agriculture ministry. The acreage under summer crops at this time last year was 2.65 million hectares.

 

The area under rice, the largest summer crop, was 2.51 million hectares as of Thursday, up 12.7% on year from 2.22 million hectares a year ago. Similarly, the area under maize, which is the largest coarse cereal grown during the season, rose to 136,300 hectares from 115,000 hectares last year. The acreage under bajra, the second largest course cereal, also rose to 21,300 hectares from 15,100 hectares last year.

 

Rahul Chauhan, director of IGrain India, expects moong and maize acreage to increase in the current season. "Maize prices are attractive and in Madhya Pradesh, farmers prefer sowing moong in summer season," he said. Farmers prefer moong during the summer as it helps retain nitrogen levels in the soil, which is needed for kharif crops.

 

The area sown under all pulses rose by a whopping 207.5% on year to 435,700 hectares from 141,700 hectares last year. Under pulses, moong acreage jumped to 317,500 hectares from 99,700 hectares sown a year ago.

 

The area sown under urad also rose to 109,300 hectares from 37,800 hectares sown last year. The government is yet to announce an extension of the duty-free imports of urad, set to expire on Mar. 31. 

 

Oilseeds acreage was down at 145,900 hectares from 152,600 hectares a year ago. The area under sesamum, the major summer oilseed crop, was at 30,000 hectares, lower than 34,900 hectares a year ago. Similarly, groundnut acreage also fell to 102,100 hectares from 104,200 hectares last year.

 

The following table details the sowing of key summer crops so far, compared with the same period a year ago, in hectares, and year-on-year change in percentage:

 

Crops	Acreage 2025(ha)	Acreage 2024 (ha)	Change (%)	Normal Summer Area
Rice	2,506,200	2,224,300	12.7	3,079,500
Total Pulses	435,700	141,700	207.5	2,164,000
Urad	109,300	37,800	189.2	269,500
Moong	3,17,500	99,700	218.5	1,894,500
Corase Cereals	167,600	136,000	23.2	1,104,800
Bajra	21,300	15,100	41.1	410,000
Maize	136,300	115,000	18.5	629,000
Total Oilseeds	145,900	152,600	(-)4.4	785,500
Groundnut	102,100	104,200	(-)2.0	299,500
Sesamum	30,000	34,900	(-)14.0	452,000
Total*	3,255,300	2,654,500	22.6	7,134,300

*Total may not tally as crops with low acreage have been omitted.

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Reported by Shreya Shetty and J. Navya Sruthi

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

 

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