Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Kharif crop sowing exceeds 1121 lakh hectare
Boost expected in millet production as Maize sowing area increases by more than 12 % this year
Urad sowing area registered growth of 6.5%
A healthy nation beckons as Coarse cereals’ sowing area zooms ahead
Posted On: 06 OCT 2025 6:13PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 3rd October 2025.
Area: In lakh hectare
|
S. No. |
Crop |
Normal Area (2019-20 to 2023-24) |
Area Sown |
Increase(+)/ Decrease(-) over 2024-25 |
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|
2025 – 26 |
2024-25 |
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|
1 |
Rice |
403.09 |
441.58 |
435.68 |
5.90 |
|
|
2 |
Pulses |
129.61 |
120.41 |
119.04 |
1.37 |
|
|
a |
Tur |
44.71 |
46.60 |
46.45 |
0.15 |
|
|
b |
Kulthi |
1.72 |
0.72 |
0.56 |
0.16 |
|
|
c |
Urad |
32.64 |
24.37 |
22.87 |
1.50 |
|
|
d |
Moong |
35.69 |
34.87 |
34.96 |
-0.09 |
|
|
e |
Other Pulses |
5.15 |
4.62 |
4.58 |
0.05 |
|
|
f |
Moth Bean |
9.70 |
9.24 |
9.63 |
-0.39 |
|
|
3 |
Coarse Cereals |
180.71 |
194.67 |
183.54 |
11.13 |
|
|
a |
Jowar |
15.07 |
14.07 |
14.21 |
-0.14 |
|
|
b |
Bajra |
70.69 |
68.44 |
68.65 |
-0.21 |
|
|
c |
Ragi |
11.52 |
11.81 |
11.96 |
-0.15 |
|
|
d |
Maize |
78.95 |
94.95 |
84.30 |
10.65 |
|
|
e |
Other Small Millets |
4.48 |
5.39 |
4.42 |
0.97 |
|
|
4 |
Oilseeds |
194.63 |
190.13 |
200.75 |
-10.62 |
|
|
a |
Groundnut |
45.10 |
48.36 |
49.96 |
-1.60 |
|
|
b |
Sesamum |
10.32 |
10.51 |
11.07 |
-0.56 |
|
|
c |
Sunflower |
1.29 |
0.71 |
0.73 |
-0.02 |
|
|
d |
Soybean |
127.19 |
120.45 |
129.55 |
-9.10 |
|
|
e |
Niger Seed |
1.08 |
1.04 |
0.98 |
0.06 |
|
|
f |
Castor Seed |
9.65 |
8.98 |
8.39 |
0.60 |
|
|
g |
Other Oilseeds |
0.00 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
|
|
5 |
Sugarcane |
52.51 |
59.07 |
57.22 |
1.86 |
|
|
6 |
Jute and Mesta |
6.60 |
5.56 |
5.75 |
-0.18 |
|
|
7 |
Cotton |
129.50 |
110.03 |
112.97 |
-2.94 |
|
|
Total |
1096.65 |
1121.46 |
1114.95 |
6.51 |
37.39 |
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RC/AR
(Release ID: 2175483)
