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Informist, Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2025

 

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--India summer crops acreage 6.88 mln ha so far vs 5.97 mln ha year ago 
--India summer rice acreage 3.16 mln ha so far vs 2.76 mln ha year ago 
--India summer pulses acreage 1.66 mln ha so far vs 1.34 mln ha year ago 
--India summer moong acreage 1.37 mln ha so far vs 1.10 mln ha year ago 
--India summer maize acreage 685,000 ha so far vs 532,000 ha year ago
--India summer coarse cereals acreage 1.15 mln ha so far vs 992,000 ha yr ago 
--India summer oilseeds acreage 916,000 ha so far vs 877,000 ha year ago 
--India summer groundnut acreage 431,000 ha so far vs 411,000 ha year ago 

 

MUMBAI – Indian farmers have sown summer crops across 6.88 million hectares as of Friday, up 15.2% on year from 5.97 million hectares sown in the same period a year ago, according to data released by the agriculture ministry relased on Monday. Rice, which is the largest summer crop both in terms of acreage and production, was sown across 3.16 million hectares as of Friday, up 14.4% from 2.76 million hectares a year ago.

 

The acreage of coarse cereals remained unchanged from last week. The area sown under maize, the largest coarse cereal grown during the season, rose to 685,000 hectares from 532,000 hectares last year. On the other hand, the acreage of bajra, the second-largest coarse cereal, fell to 408,000 hectares from 411,000 hectares a year ago.

 

The area under all pulses rose by 23.2% to 1.66 million hectares from 1.34 hectares sown in the corresponding period last year. Under pulses, acreage of moong rose to 1.37 million hectares from 1.10 million hectares a year ago, while that of urad rose to 271,000 hectares from 230,000 hectares last year.

 

The total area sown under all oilseeds rose to 916,000 hectares from 877,000 hectares a year ago, according to the data. The acreage under sesamum, the major summer oilseed crop, rose nearly 6% on year to 443,000 hectares. Similarly, groundnut acreage rose nearly 5% on year to 431,000 hectares.

 

As of Thursday, the water level in 161 key reservoirs in the country was 66.823 billion cubic metres, which is nearly 40% of the total live storage capacity, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The water levels are up 15% from a year ago, which is aiding summer crop acreage this year. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department has forecast above normal southwest monsoon rainfall this year as neutral El Nino conditions are seen prevailing throughout the period. The weather bureau said overall rainfall during Jun-Sept is likely to be 105% of the long-period average with a model error of plus or minus 5%.

 

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 (%)
Rice	3,157,000	2,760,000	14.4
Total pulses	1,656,000	1,344,000	23.2
Urad	271,000	230,000	17.8
Moong	1,366,000	1,096,000	24.6
Coarse cereals	1,151,000	992,000	16.0
Bajra	408,000	411,000	(-)0.7
Maize	685,000	532,000	28.8
Total oilseeds	916,000	877,000	4.4
Groundnut	431,000	411,000	4.9
Sesamum	443,000	418,000	5.9
Total*	6,880,000	5,973,000	15.2

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

 

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Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

 

 

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