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Informist, Monday, Mar. 10, 2025

 

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--India summer crops acreage 3.75 mln ha so far vs 3.10 mln ha year ago
--India summer rice acreage 2.71 mln ha so far vs 2.43 mln ha year ago
--India summer pulses acreage 501,600 ha so far vs 205,200 ha year ago 
--India summer moong acreage 358,400 ha so far vs 133,700 ha year ago 
--India summer maize acreage 197,000 ha so far vs 153,500 ha year ago 
--India summer coarse cereals acreage 288,200 ha so far vs 198,800 ha yr ago 
--India summer oilseeds acreage 250,700 ha so far vs 263,100 ha year ago 
--India summer groundnut acreage 154,700 ha so far vs 167,000 ha year ago

 

MUMBAI – The sowing of summmer crops across the country has reached 3.75 million hectares as of Friday, up 21.1% on year, according to data from the agriculture ministry released on Monday. The acreage under summer crops at the same period last year was 3.10 million hectares.

 

The area under rice, the largest summer crop, was 2.71 million hectares as of Thursday, up 11.5% on year from 2.43 million hectares a year ago. Similarly, the area under maize, which is the largest coarse cereal grown during the season, rose to 197,000 hectares from 153,500 hectares last year. The acreage under bajra, the second largest course cereal, also rose to 52,600 hectares from 33,000 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 substantially by 144.4% on year to 501,600 hectares from 205,200 hectares last year. Under pulses, moong acreage rose to 358,400 hectares from 133,700 hectares sown a year ago. 

 

The area sown under urad also rose to 130,400 hectares from 63,300 hectares sown a year ago. The government has extended duty-free imports of urad by another year, till Mar. 31, 2026, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification on Monday. Earlier, the government had allowed duty-free import of the commodity till Mar. 31, 2025.

 

Oilseeds acreage was down at 250,700 hectares from 263,100 hectares sown in the previous year. The area under sesamum, the major summer oilseed crop, was at 78,400 hectares, higher than 76,900 hectares a year ago. On the other hand, groundnut acreage fell to 154,700 hectares from 167,000 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	2,713,400	2,433,000	11.5	3,079,500
Total Pulses	501,600	205,200	144.4	2,164,000
Urad	130,400	63,300	106	269,500
Moong	358,400	133,700	168.1	1,894,500
Corase Cereals	288,200	198,800	44.9	1,104,800
Bajra	52,600	33,000	59.4	410,000
Maize	197,000	153,500	28.3	629,000
Total Oilseeds	250,700	263,100	(-)4.7	785,500
Groundnut	154,700	167,000	(-)7.4	299,500
Sesamum	78,400	76,900	2	452,000
Total*	3,753,900	3,100,100	21.1	7,134,300

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

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Reported by Shreya Shetty and Taniva Singha Roy

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

 

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