Crop Report
Summer sowing up 11% on yr at 5.4 mln ha as maize area rises
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--India summer crops acreage 5.4 mln ha so far vs 4.9 mln ha year ago
--India summer rice acreage 3.1 mln ha so far vs 2.7 mln ha year ago
--India summer pulses acreage 840,000 ha so far vs 750,000 ha year ago
--India summer moong acreage 617,000 ha so far vs 567,000 ha year ago
--India summer maize acreage 622,000 ha so far vs 513,000 ha year ago
--India summer coarse cereals acreage 898,000 ha so far vs 822,000 ha yr ago
--India summer oilseeds acreage 604,000 ha so far vs 632,000 ha yr ago
--India summer groundnut acreage 296,000 ha so far vs 309,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – The area under summmer crops across the country stood at 5.4 million hectares as of Friday, up 11% on year, according to data released by the agriculture ministry on Tuesday. The rise was supported by a steep increase in the area under maize. The acreage of maize, the largest coarse cereal grown during the season, rose to 622,000 hectares from 513,000 hectares a year ago.
The acreage of rice, the largest summer crop, rose 15% on year to 3.1 million hectares, which also pushed up the total acreage. The area under urad rose to 205,000 hectares from 170,000 hectares a year ago.
The acreage of bajra, the second-largest course cereal, fell to 229,000 hectares from 281,000 hectares a year ago. The area under all pulses rose 12% on year to 840,000 hectares from 750,000 hectares a year ago. Under pulses, moong acreage rose to 617,000 hectares from 567,000 hectares.
However, oilseeds acreage was down at 604,000 hectares from 632,000 hectares a year ago, the data showed. The area under sesamum, the major summer oilseed crop, was down 3% at 272,000 hectares. Groundnut acreage fell 4% on year to 296,000 hectares.
Currently, groundnut is not fetching higher returns for farmers, which is why they are shifting to other crops in most states, said Neharu Kher, managing director of Across Overseas Pvt Ltd. Farmers are shifting from groundnut to moong and urad in Gujarat and to maize in Rajasthan, said Ashok Virvani, a trader from Gujarat.
The following table details the sowing of key summer crops so far, compared with the same period a year ago, in hectares, and the year-on-year change in percentage:
| Crops | Acreage 2025(ha) | Acreage 2024 (ha) | Change (%) | Normal summer area |
| Rice |
3,050,000 |
2,655,000 |
15 |
3,079,500 |
| Total Pulses | 840,000 | 750,000 | 12 | 2,164,500 |
| Urad | 205,000 | 170,000 | 20.6 | 269,500 |
| Moong | 617,000 | 567,000 | 9 | 1,895,000 |
| Corase Cereals | 898,000 | 822,000 | 9 | 1,104,800 |
| Bajra | 229,000 | 281,000 | (-)19 | 410,000 |
| Maize | 622,000 | 513,000 | 21 | 629,000 |
| Total Oilseeds | 604,000 | 632,000 | (-)4 | 785,500 |
| Groundnut | 296,000 | 309,000 | (-)4 | 299,500 |
| Sesamum | 272,000 | 281,000 | (-)3 | 452,000 |
| Total* | 5,392,000 | 4,859,000 | 11 | 7,134,300 |
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Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
With inputs from Anjali Lavania
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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