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Informist, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026

 

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--India kharif acreage 110.8 mln ha so far vs 112.1 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif paddy acreage 43.1 mln ha so far vs 44.7 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif pulses acreage 12.1 mln ha so far vs 11.8 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif tur acreage 4.7 mln ha so far vs 4.6 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif urad acreage 2.6 mln ha so far vs 2.3 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif moong acreage 3.3 mln ha so far vs 3.5 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif oilseeds acreage 19.5 mln ha so far, largely flat on year 
--India kharif groundnut acreage 5.1 mln ha so far, flat on year
--India kharif soybean acreage 12.2 mln ha so far vs 12.3 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif maize acreage 9.3 mln ha so far vs 9.5 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif coarse cereals acreage 18.6 mln ha so far vs 18.5 mln ha 
--India kharif bajra acreage 6.5 mln ha so far vs 6.3 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif jowar acreage 1.4 mln ha so far vs 1.3 mln ha year ago 
--India kharif sugarcane acreage 5.85 mln ha so far vs 5.90 mln ha yr ago 
--India kharif cotton acreage 11.0 mln ha so far vs 11.1 mln ha yr ago 

 

NEW DELHI – The area under various kharif crops so far declined 1.2% on year to 110.8 million hectares, according to data from the agriculture ministry. Kharif acreage declined mainly because sowing of paddy, maize, and moong remained below year-ago levels. However, the kharif sowing remains above the normal area of 110.45 million hectares. 

 

The area under paddy, the largest kharif crop, declined nearly 4% on year to 43.1 million hectares, while the area under maize fell 2% on year to 9.3 million hectares, the data showed.

 

Total pulses acreage rose nearly 2% on year to 12.1 million hectares, as increased area in tur and urad offset a fall in moong. Moong acreage fell nearly 4% on year to 3.4 million hectares, but urad acreage rose over 12% to 2.6 million hectares, and tur area rose nearly 3% to 4.7 million hectares, data showed. 

 

Total oilseed acreage was largely flat on year at 19.5 million hectares, as the fall in soybean area was offset by higher sowing in sunflower and sesamum. The area under soybean, the largest kharif oilseed crop, declined 0.7% on year to 12.2 million hectares. Groundnut acreage was largely flat on year at 5.1 million hectares. Sunflower area rose 85% on year to 129,000 hectares, and sesamum area increased over 13% on year to 1.1 million hectares. 

 

Among cash crops, the area under jute and mesta was nearly 2% higher on year at 640,000 hectares. Sugarcane acreage was down 0.6% on year at 5.8 million hectares. Cotton acreage was 11.0 million hectares, down nearly 1% on year.

 

The following table details the sowing of key kharif crops as of Friday, in million hectares, compared with year-ago levels and the year-on-year change in percentage terms:

 

Crop	Acreage 2026 (mln ha)	Acreage 2025 (mln ha)	Change (%)
Paddy	43.1	44.7	-3.6
Tur	4.73	4.59	2.8
Urad	2.6	2.3	12.4
Moong	3.35	3.47	-3.7
Total Pulses*	12.1	11.8	1.9
Maize	9.3	9.5	-2.0
Bajra	6.5	6.3	3.3
Jowar	1.4	1.3	9.6
Total Coarse Cereals*	18.6	18.5	0.9
Groundnut	5.08	5.08	--
Soybean	12.2	12.3	-0.7
Total Oilseeds*	19.5	19.5	0.1
Sugarcane	5.8	5.9	-0.6
Jute & Mesta	0.64	0.62	1.7
Cotton	11.0	11.1	-0.9
Grand Total*	110.8	112.1	-1.2

 

*The total figures will not tally due to the omission of some smaller crops.

 

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Reported by Afra Abubacker

Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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