Crop Report
Summer crop sowing up over 15% on yr at 7.3 mln ha as of Friday
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--India summer crops acreage 7.3 mln ha so far vs 6.3 mln ha year ago
--India summer rice acreage 3.2 mln ha so far vs 2.8 mln ha year ago
--India summer pulses acreage 2.0 mln ha so far vs 1.6 mln ha year ago
--India summer moong acreage 1.7 mln ha so far vs 1.3 mln ha year ago
--India summer maize acreage 750,000 ha so far vs 590,000 ha year ago
--India summer coarse cereals area 1.2 mln ha so far vs 1.1 mln ha yr ago
--India summer oilseeds acreage 923,000 ha so far vs 883,000 ha year ago
--India summer groundnut acreage 431,000 ha so far vs 411,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – Sowing of summer crops across India progressed to 7.3 million hectares as of Friday, up 15% from 6.3 million hectares sown a year ago, according to data released by the agriculture ministry Tuesday. Rice, which is the largest summer crop both in terms of acreage and production, was sown across 3.2 million hectares as of Friday, up 14.3% from 2.8 million hectares a year ago.
The acreage under coarse grains, including jowar, bajra, ragi, and small millets, increased to 1.2 million hectares from 1.1 million hectares. The acreage under maize, the largest coarse cereal grown during the season, rose to 750,000 hectares from 590,000 hectares last year. The acreage of bajra, the second-largest coarse cereal, rose to 422,000 hectares from 410,000 hectares a year ago.
The area under all the pulses rose 22% to 2.0 million hectares from 1.6 million hectares sown in the same period last year. Under pulses, acreage of moong rose to 1.7 million hectares from 1.3 million hectares a year ago, and that of urad rose to 307,000 hectares from 265,000 hectares last year.
Total area sown under all the oilseeds rose to 923,000 hectares from 883,000 hectares a year ago, according to the data. The acreage under sesamum rose nearly 4% on year to 449,000 hectares. Groundnut acreage rose 4.8% on year to 431,000 hectares.
Groundnut prices in most local markets of Gujarat were mostly flat week on week at INR 5,176.55 per 100 kg on Friday, said Indrajit Paul, research head at Agrocorp International. In the second week of April, groundnut prices had risen slightly to INR 5,282 per 100 kg, but remained below the minimum support price of INR 6,783 per 100 kg, he said.
"Despite the uptick, overall market sentiment remains bearish," Paul said. "Most of the good-quality produce has already been absorbed through government procurement, leaving behind lower-quality stock with limited buyer interest." Although some improvement is seen in export demand recently, groundnut prices have not improved much. Huge production with higher summer groundnut sowing this year as compared to last year may push prices down further, he said.
As on Thursday, water level in 161 key reservoirs in the country was 64.814 billion cubic metres, nearly 35.5% of the total live storage capacity, data from the Central Water Commission showed. But the water levels are up 18% from a year ago, which is aiding summer crop acreage this year.
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 | 3,167,000 | 2,764,000 | 15 |
| Total Pulses | 1,980,000 | 1,624,000 | 22 |
| Urad | 307,000 | 265,000 | 16 |
| Moong | 1,655,000 | 1,342,000 | 23 |
| Coarse Cereals | 1,237,000 | 1,062,000 | 16 |
| Bajra | 422,000 | 410,000 | 3 |
| Maize | 750,000 | 590,000 | 27 |
| Total Oilseeds | 923,000 | 883,000 | 5 |
| Groundnut | 431,000 | 411,000 | 5 |
| Sesamum | 449,000 | 433,000 | 4 |
| Total* | 7,308,000 | 6,334,000 | 15 |
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Reported by Anjali Lavania and J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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