Crop Report
India kharif sowing up 1.4% as of Fri
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--India kharif acreage 111.6 mln ha as of Friday vs 110.0 mln ha year ago
--India kharif paddy acreage 43.9 mln ha as of Fri vs 43.0 mln ha year ago
--India kharif pulses acreage 11.9 mln ha as of Fri vs 11.8 mln ha year ago
--India kharif tur acreage 4.61 mln ha as of Fri vs 4.63 mln ha year ago
--India kharif urad acreage 2.4 mln ha as of Fri vs 2.3 mln ha year ago
--India kharif moong acreage 3.47 mln ha as of Fri vs 3.49 mln ha year ago
--India kharif oilseeds area 19.0 mln ha as of Fri vs 19.5 mln ha year ago
--India kharif soybean acreage 12.0 mln ha as of Fri vs 12.6 mln ha year ago
--India kharif groundnut acreage 4.8 mln ha as of Fri, unch from year ago
--India kharif coarse cereals acreage 19.4 mln ha as of Fri vs 18.2 mln ha
--India kharif maize acreage 9.5 mln ha as of Fri vs 8.4 mln ha year ago
--India kharif jowar acreage 1.4 mln ha as of Fri, unch from year ago
--India kharif bajra acreage 6.8 mln ha as of Fri, unch from year ago
--India kharif sugarcane acreage 5.9 mln ha as of Fri vs 5.7 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif cotton acreage 11.0 mln ha as of Fri vs 11.3 mln ha year ago
MUMBAI – The total area under various kharif crops across the country rose 1.4% on year to 111.6 million hectares as of Friday, according to 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 43.9 million hectares and the area under pulses was up nearly 1% at 11.9 million hectares as of Friday. The area under urad rose nearly 7% to 2.4 million hectares and that under tur was 4.61 million hectares, largely unchanged from 4.63 million hectares a year ago. India kharif moong acreage was 3.47 million hectares, marginally lower than 3.49 million hectares a year ago.
The area under coarse cereals, promoted as 'Shri Anna' by the government, was up nearly 7% at 19.4 million hectares, mainly supported by a rise in the area under maize. The acreage of maize rose about 13% to 9.5 million hectares. The area under jowar was 1.4 million hectares, largely steady on year. The area under bajra was largely steady at 6.84 million hectares.
The acreage of oilseeds fell nearly 3% to 19.0 million hectares, as farmers shifted to maize and paddy for better returns. The area under soybean was down nearly 5% on year at 12.0 million hectares. The area under groundnut rose nearly 1% to 4.8 million hectares.
The area under sugarcane rose over 3% to 5.9 million hectares, while cotton acreage fell nearly 3% to 11.0 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 | 4,610,000 | 4,634,000 | (-)0.5 |
Urad | 2,407,000 | 2,259,000 | 7 |
Moong | 3,479,000 | 3,496,000 | (-)0.4 |
Total Pulses* | 11,929,000 | 11,840,000 | 1 |
Jowar | 1,407,000 | 1,414,000 | (-)0.4 |
Bajra | 6,844,000 | 6,807,000 | 0.5 |
Ragi | 1,121,000 | 1,052,000 | 7 |
Maize | 9,495,000 | 8,430,000 | 13 |
Total Coarse Cereals* | 19,401,000 | 18,159,000 | 7 |
Groundnut | 4,814,000 | 4,779,000 | 1 |
Soybean | 12,044,000 | 12,626,000 | (-)5 |
Sunflower | 70,000 | 72,000 | (-)3 |
Total Oilseeds* | 18,951,000 | 19,467,000 | (-)3 |
Sugarcane | 5,907,000 | 5,722,000 | 3.2 |
Jute | 556,000 | 574,000 | (-)3 |
Cotton | 10,990,000 | 11,276,000 | (-)3 |
Grand Total* | 111,586,000 | 110,042,000 | 1.4 |
* Figures may not tally exactly with subtotals and total as crops with low acreage have not been included.
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Reported by Udita S. Jaiswal
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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