Crop Report
Summer crop sowing in India up 12% YoY at 8.07 mln ha as of Fri
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--India summer crops acreage 8.07 mln ha as of Friday vs 7.21 mln ha yr ago
--India summer rice acreage 3.32 mln ha as of Friday vs 2.88 mln ha year ago
--India summer pulses acreage 2.38 mln ha as of Friday vs 2.12 mln ha yr ago
--India summer moong acreage 2.05 mln ha so far vs 1.84 mln ha year ago
--India summer maize acreage 880,000 ha as of Friday vs 737,000 ha year ago
--India summer coarse cereals area 1.4 mln ha as of Fri vs 1.3 mln ha yr ago
--India summer oilseeds area 945,000 ha as of Friday vs 923,000 ha year ago
--India summer oilseeds area 945,000 ha as of Friday vs 923,000 ha year ago
--India summer groundnut acreage 431,000 ha so far vs 411,000 ha year ago
MUMBAI – The sowing of summer crops across India progressed to 8.07 million hectares as of Friday, up nearly 12% from 7.21 million hectares a year ago, according to data released by the agriculture ministry Monday. The acreage under rice, the largest summer crop in terms of both acreage and production, rose over 15% to 3.32 million hectares from 2.88 million hectares a year ago.
According to the report, the area sown under coarse cereals was up 11% on year at 1.44 million hectares. The acreage under maize, the largest coarse cereal in terms of area and production grown during the season, rose to 880,000 hectares from 737,000 hectares a year ago. On the other hand, the acreage under bajra, the second-largest coarse cereal, fell to 490,000 hectares from 496,000 hectares a year ago.
The total area sown under all pulses stood at 2.38 million hectares, up more than 12% on year, the report showed. Under pulses, the acreage of moong rose to 2.05 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 traders said.
The total area under all oilseeds rose to 945,000 hectares from 923,000 hectares sown in the previous year, according to the report. The acreage of sesamum, the major summer oilseed crop, fell nearly 1% on year to 470,000 hectares. 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 |
3,315,000 |
2,878,000 |
15 |
|
Total Pulses |
2,375,000 |
2,118,000 |
12 |
|
Moong |
2,050,000 |
1,844,000 |
11 |
|
Urad |
307,000 |
257,000 |
20 |
|
Coarse Cereals |
1,437,000 |
1,295,000 |
11 |
|
Bajra |
490,000 |
496,000 |
(-)1 |
|
Maize |
880,000 |
737,000 |
19 |
|
Total Oilseeds |
945,000 |
923,000 |
2 |
|
Groundnut |
431,000 |
411,000 |
5 |
|
Sesamum |
470,000 |
473,000 |
(-)1 |
|
Total* |
8,071,000 |
7,214,000 |
12 |
*Total may not tally as crops with low acreage have been omitted.
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Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Nishant Maher
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