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
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 3rd October 2025.
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Normal Area (2019-20 to 2023-24) | Area Sown | Increase(+)/
Decrease(-) over 2024-25 |
||
| 2025 – 26 | 2024-25 | |||||
| 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 | |
Source (PIB)
