Crop Report
India kharif sowing unchanged on week as season nears end, up 0.6% YoY
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--India kharif acreage 112.15 mln ha as of Fri vs 111.50 mln ha year ago
--India kharif paddy acreage 44.2 mln ha as of Fri vs 43.6 mln ha year ago
--India kharif pulses acreage 12.0 mln ha as of Fri vs 11.9 mln ha year ago
--India kharif tur acreage 4.7 mln ha as of Fri vs 4.6 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 3.5 mln ha as of Fri, unch from year ago
--India kharif oilseeds acreage 19.0 mln ha as of Fri vs 20.1 mln ha yr ago
--India kharif soybean acreage 12.0 mln ha as of Fri vs 13.0 mln ha year ago
--India kharif groundnut acreage 4.8 mln ha as of Fri vs 5.0 mln ha year ago
--India kharif coarse cereals area 19.5 mln ha as of Fri vs 18.4 mln yr ago
--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 vs 6.9 mln ha 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 – Farmers across the country have sown kharif crops over 112.15 million hectares as of Friday, largely steady from 112.07 million hectares sown during the previous week as the season has almost ended, according to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. On a yearly basis, the area under kharif crops as of Friday was up 0.6% on year from 111.5 million hectares sown during the same period last year.
The area under paddy, urad, and maize increased from the year-ago period, while the areas under soybean, groundnuts, and cotton declined. Paddy acreage rose over 1% on year to 44.2 million hectares as of Friday. The area under pulses was also up over 1% on year at 12 million hectares as of Friday. The area under urad was up 6.6% on year at 2.4 million hectares, while that under moong was largely unchanged on year at 3.5 million hectares. The area under tur as of Friday was 4.7 million hectares slightly up from 4.6 million hectares seen during the corresponding period last year.
The area under coarse cereals, promoted as "Shri Anna" by the government, was up over 6% at 19.5 million hectares, mainly supported by a rise in the area under maize. Maize acreage rose 12.6% to 9.5 million hectares as of Friday. The area under jowar was down 1% at 1.4 million hectares. The area under bajra fell slightly to 6.8 million hectares.
The area under oilseeds declined 5.3% on year to 19.0 million hectares. The area under soybean, the largest kharif oilseed, dipped to 12.0 million hectares from nearly 13.0 million hectares a year ago. Groundnut acreage fell to 4.8 million hectares from 5.0 million hectares a year ago.
Similarly, the area under cotton fell nearly 3% on year to around 11 million hectares as of Friday. The area under sugarcane rose over 3% on year to 5.9 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 | 44,158,000 | 43,568,000 | 1.4 |
| Tur | 4,660,000 | 4,645,000 | 0.3 |
| Urad | 2,437,000 | 2,287,000 | 6.6 |
| Moong | 3,487,000 | 3,496,000 | (-)0.3 |
| Total Pulses* | 12,041,000 | 11,904,000 | 1.2 |
| Jowar | 1,407,000 | 1,421,000 | (-)1 |
| Bajra | 6,844,000 | 6,865,000 | (-)0.3 |
| Ragi | 1,181,000 | 1,196,000 | (-)1.3 |
| Maize | 9,495,000 | 8,430,000 | 12.6 |
| Total Coarse Cereals* | 19,467,000 | 18,354,000 | 6.1 |
| Groundnut | 4,836,000 | 4,996,000 | (-)3.2 |
| Soybean | 12,045,000 | 12,955,000 | (-)7.0 |
| Sunflower | 71,000 | 73,000 | (-)2.7 |
| Total Oilseeds* | 19,013,000 | 20,075,000 | (-)5.3 |
| Sugarcane | 5,907,000 | 5,722,000 | 3.2 |
| Jute | 556,000 | 575,000 | (-)3.3 |
| Cotton | 11,003,000 | 11,297,000 | (-)2.6 |
| Grand Total* | 112,146,000 | 111,495,000 | 0.6 |
* Figures may not tally exactly with subtotals and total as crops with low acreage have not been included.
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Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Saji George Titus
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