Crop Report
Kharif sowing up 2% on year at 8.9 mln hectares; paddy up 13%
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--India kharif acreage 8.9 mln ha as of Tue vs 8.8 mln ha year ago
--India kharif paddy acreage 453,000 ha as of Tue vs 400,000 ha year ago
--India kharif pulses acreage 307,000 ha as of Tue vs 260,000 ha yr ago
--India kharif tur acreage 30,000 ha as of Tue vs 41,000 ha year ago
--India kharif urad acreage 43,000 ha as of Tue vs 18,000 ha year ago
--India kharif moong acreage 156,000 ha as of Tue vs 138,000 ha year ago
--India kharif oilseeds acreage 205,000 ha as of Tue vs 150,000 ha year ago
--India kharif soybean acreage 107,000 ha as of Tue vs 40,000 ha year ago
--India kharif groundnut acreage 58,000 ha as of Tue vs 71,000 ha year ago
--India kharif coarse cereals area 589,000 ha as of Tue vs 590,000 ha yr ago
--India kharif maize acreage 360,000 ha as of Tue vs 428,000 ha year ago
--India kharif jowar acreage 101,000 ha as of Tue vs 75,000 ha year ago
--India kharif bajra acreage 86,000 ha as of Tue vs 3,000 ha year ago
--India kharif sugarcane acreage 5.51 mln ha as of Tue vs 5.49 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif cotton acreage 1.32 mln ha as of Tue vs 1.33 mln ha year ago
MUMBAI – Farmers across the country have sown kharif crops over 8.9 million hectares as of Tuesday, up nearly 2% from a year ago, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare showed. The sowing of kharif crops has begun well due to the early onset on the southwest monsoon. The forecast of above-normal rainfall this season has boosted the acreage of key crops such as paddy, sugarcane, and oilseeds.
The area under paddy, one of the main kharif crops, was up over 13% on year at 453,000 hectares as of Tuesday. The government's decision to allow ethanol plants to buy rice from the Food Corp. of India directly has boosted demand for the grain. Market participants expect paddy acreage to increase due to increased demand from the ethanol sector.
The area under pulses also rose to 307,000 hectares, up from 260,000 hectares at the same time last year. Under pulses, urad and moong acreage rose from last year, but the area under tur, the largest kharif pulses crop, was down nearly 27% on year. Arhar, also known as tur, was sown over 30,000 hectares as of Tuesday, down from 41,000 hectares a year ago.
The area under oilseeds was 205,000 hectares as of Tuesday, sharply up 37% from the corresponding period a year ago. Soybean acreage rose a whopping 168% on year to 107,000 hectares. The acreage under cotton was at 1.32 million hectares, slightly down from 1.33 million hectares the previous year.
The acreage under maize was down nearly 16% on year at 360,000 hectares as of Tuesday. The acreage under coarse cereals was down slightly at 589,000 million hectares, against 590,000 million a year ago. The area under millets such as bajra was massively higher than a year ago. The area under bajra rose to 86,000 hectares, from 3,000 hectares a year ago. Jowar has been sown over 101,000 hectares so far, against 75,000 hectares a year ago, the data showed.
The area under sugarcane was largely unchanged at 5.51 million hectares as of Tuesday, against 5.49 million hectares a year ago. The following table details the sowing of key kharif crops, in hectares, compared with year-ago levels and the year-on-year change in percentage terms:
| Crop | Acreage 2025 (ha) | Acreage 2024 (ha) | Change (%) | Normal area for the season (ha) |
| Paddy | 453,000 | 400,000 | 13 | 40,309,000 |
| Tur | 30,000 | 41,000 | (-)27 | 4,471,000 |
| Urad | 43,000 | 18,000 | 139 | 3,264,000 |
| Moong | 156,000 | 138,000 | 13 | 3,569,000 |
| Other pulses | 73,000 | 59,000 | 24 | 515,000 |
| Total Pulses* | 307,000 | 260,000 | 18 | 12,961,000 |
| Jowar | 101,000 | 75,000 | 35 | 1,507,000 |
| Bajra | 86,000 | 3,000 | 2767 | 7,069,000 |
| Ragi | 2,000 | 31,000 | (-)94 | 1,152,000 |
| Small millets | 40,000 | 55,000 | (-)27 | 448,000 |
| Maize | 360,000 | 428,000 | (-)16 | 7,895,000 |
| Total Coarse Cereals* | 589,000 | 590,000 | (-)0.2 | 18,071,000 |
| Groundnut | 58,000 | 71,000 | (-)18 | 4,510,000 |
| Soybean | 107,000 | 40,000 | 168 | 12,719,000 |
| Sunflower | 22,000 | 22,000 | 0 | 129,000 |
| Sesamum | 15,000 | 13,000 | 15 | 1,032,000 |
| Castor | 1,000 | 0 | NA | 965,000 |
| Total Oilseeds* | 205,000 | 150,000 | 37 | 19,463,000 |
| Sugarcane | 5,507,000 | 5,488,000 | 0.3 | 5,251,000 |
| Cotton | 1,319,000 | 1,328,000 | (-)0.7 | 12,950,000 |
| Grand Total* | 8,929,000 | 8,781,000 | 2 | 109,664,000 |
* Figures may not tally exactly with subtotals and grand total as crops with low acreage have not been included.
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Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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