Crop Report
India kharif sowing up 1.4% as of Fri; oilseed, cotton acreage down
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--India kharif acreage 111.08 mln ha as of Fri vs 109.59 mln ha year ago
--India kharif paddy acreage 43.85 mln ha as of Fri vs 43.01 mln ha year ago
--India kharif pulses acreage 11.81 mln ha as of Fri vs 11.73 mln ha year ago
--India kharif tur acreage 4.58 mln ha as of Fri vs 4.63 mln ha year ago
--India kharif urad acreage 2.37 mln ha as of Fri vs 2.21 mln ha year ago
--India kharif moong acreage 3.45 mln ha as of Fri vs 3.49 mln ha year ago
--India kharif oilseeds area 18.88 mln ha as of Fri vs 19.39 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif soybean acreage 12.04 mln ha as of Fri vs 12.62 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif groundnut acreage 4.80 mln ha as of Fri vs 4.77 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif coarse cereals acreage 19.29 mln ha as of Fri vs 18.08 mln ha
--India kharif maize acreage 9.48 mln ha as of Fri vs 8.43 mln ha year ago
--India kharif jowar acreage 1.41 mln ha as of Fri, unchanged from year ago
--India kharif bajra acreage 6.84 mln ha as of Fri vs 6.81 mln ha year ago
--India kharif sugarcane acreage 5.73 mln ha as of Fri vs 5.57 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif cotton acreage 10.96 mln ha as of Fri vs 11.25 mln ha yr ago
MUMBAI – The total sown area under various kharif crops rose 1.4% on year to 111.08 million hectares as on Friday, according to the data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The area under paddy, maize, pulses, and sugarcane rose on year, while that under oilseeds and cotton fell.
Paddy acreage rose nearly 2% on year to 43.85 million hectares and the area under pulses increased nearly 1% to 11.81 million hectares as of Friday. The acreage under pulses rose despite a fall in the area under tur to 4.58 million hectares from 4.63 million a year ago. The area under urad rose nearly 7% to 2.37 million hectares, while moong acreage fell marginally to 3.45 million hectares.
The area under coarse cereals, promoted as 'Shri Anna' by the government, was up nearly 7% at 19.29 million hectares, mainly supported by the rise in area under maize. The acreage of maize rose about 13% to 9.48 million hectares. The area under jowar was at 1.407 million hectares, largely steady from 1.41 million hectares. The area under bajra rose nearly 1% to 6.84 million hectares.
The acreage under oilseeds fell nearly 3% to 18.88 million hectares, as farmers shifted to maize and paddy for better returns. The area under soybean fell nearly 5% to 12.04 million hectares on year. Area sown under groundnut rose nearly 1% to 4.80 million hectares on year.
Similarly, the area under sugarcane rose nearly 3% to 5.73 million hectares on year, whereas cotton acreage fell nearly 3% to 10.96 million hectares.
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 (%) |
|
Paddy |
43,851,000 |
43,006,000 |
2 |
|
Tur |
4,581,000 |
4,626,000 |
(-)1 |
|
Urad |
2,366,000 |
2,214,000 |
7 |
|
Moong |
3,454,000 |
3,486,000 |
(-)1 |
|
Total Pulses* |
11,806,000 |
11,725,000 |
1 |
|
Jowar |
1,407,000 |
1,414,000 |
(-)0.5 |
|
Bajra |
6,844,000 |
6,807,000 |
0.6 |
|
Ragi |
1,024,000 |
982,000 |
4.3 |
|
Maize |
9,484,000 |
8,430,000 |
13 |
|
Total Coarse Cereals* |
19,291,000 |
18,075,000 |
7 |
|
Groundnut |
4,799,000 |
4,765,000 |
1 |
|
Soybean |
12,043,000 |
12,624,000 |
(-)5 |
|
Sunflower |
68,000 |
71,000 |
(-)5 |
|
Total Oilseeds* |
18,881,000 |
19,393,000 |
(-)3 |
|
Sugarcane |
5,731,000 |
5,568,000 |
3 |
|
Jute |
536,000 |
551,000 |
(-)3 |
|
Cotton |
10,964,000 |
11,248,000 |
(-)3 |
|
Grand Total* |
111,080,000 |
109,588,000 |
1.4 |
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Reported by Udita S. Jaiswal
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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