Crop Report
India's summer crop area up 10% on yr at 7.88 mln ha as of Fri
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--India summer crops acreage 7.88 mln ha as of Friday vs 7.19 mln ha yr ago
--India summer rice acreage 3.20 mln ha as of Friday vs 2.86 mln ha year ago
--India summer pulses acreage 2.27 mln ha as of Friday vs 2.12 mln ha yr ago
--India summer moong acreage 1.95 mln ha as of Friday vs 1.84 ha year ago
--India summer maize acreage 889,000 ha as of Friday vs 737,000 ha year ago
--India summer coarse cereals area 1.46 mln ha as of Fri vs 1.30 mln yr ago
--India summer oilseeds acreage 951,000 ha as of Friday vs 923,000 ha yr ago
--India summer groundnut acreage 431,000 ha as of Fri vs 411,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – The area under summer crops across India was at 7.88 million hectares as of Friday, up nearly 10% from 7.19 million hectares a year ago, according to data released by the agriculture ministry on Wednesday. Rice, the largest summer crop in terms of both acreage and production, was sown across 3.20 million hectares, up 12% from 2.86 million hectares a year ago.
The area under coarse cereals was up nearly 13% on year at 1.46 million hectares, the report showed. The area under maize, the largest coarse cereal grown during the season, rose to 889,000 hectares from 737,000 hectares a year ago. The area under bajra, the second-largest coarse cereal, rose to 505,000 hectares from 496,000 hectares.
The total area under all pulses stood at 2.27 million hectares, up 5% on year, the report showed. Under pulses, the acreage of moong rose to 1.95 million hectares from 1.84 million hectares, while that of urad rose to 307,000 hectares from 257,000 hectares a year ago. Arrivals of the summer moong crop have begun in spot markets in states such as Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Rajasthan, local trader said.
The total area under all oilseeds rose to 951,000 hectares from 923,000 hectares a year ago, according to the report. The acreage of sesamum, the major summer oilseed crop, rose nearly 1% on year to 477,000 hectares. Similarly, groundnut acreage rose nearly 5% on year to 431,000 hectares.
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:
| Crop | Acreage 2025 (ha) | Acreage 2024 (ha) | Change (%) |
| Rice | 3,202,000 | 2,857,000 | 12 |
| Total Pulses | 2,227,000 | 2,118,000 | 5 |
| Moong | 1,945,000 | 1,844,000 | 6 |
| Urad | 307,000 | 257,000 | 20 |
| Coarse Cereals | 1,459,000 | 1,295,000 | 13 |
| Bajra | 505,000 | 496,000 | 2 |
| Maize | 889,000 | 737,000 | 21 |
| Total Oilseeds | 951,000 | 923,000 | 3 |
| Groundnut | 431,000 | 411,000 | 5 |
| Sesamum | 477,000 | 473,000 | 1 |
| Total* | 7,882,000 | 7,194,000 | 10 |
*Total may not tally as crops with low acreage have been omitted.
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Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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