The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW) has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 01st August 2025.
Sugarcane, a vital cash crop, has registered an area coverage of around 57.31 lakh hectares till August 01. According to the DA&FW data, this marks a slight increase of around 1.64 lakh hectares over the corresponding period last year, when 55.68 lakh hectares area had been sown.
The sugar industry has already expressed an optimistic outlook for the upcoming 2025–26 Sugar Season. In ISMA’s meeting on 31st July 2025, attended by representatives from sugar-producing states across the country, India’s gross sugar production (before diversion) is estimated to increase by 18%, reaching around 349 lakh tonnes, compared to 295 lakh tonnes produced in 2024-25.
Sugarcane planting has improved in key producing states like Maharashtra and Karnataka, supported by favorable weather conditions setting the stage for an on-time start of the crushing season in October 2025.
According to the data by the Agriculture Ministry, overall kharif sowing is 5.1 per cent higher at 932.93 lakh hectares as of August 1 from 887.97 lakh hectares year-ago.
| Normal (DA&FW) |
Area Sown |
Difference In Area
Coverage Over |
||
| Crop | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2024-25 | |
| Rice | 403.09 | 319.40 | 273.72 | 45.68 |
| Total Pulses | 129.61 | 101.22 | 101.54 | -0.32 |
| Tur | 44.71 | 38.32 | 41.06 | -2.74 |
| Kulthi | 1.72 | 0.15 | 0.16 | -0.01 |
| Urad | 32.64 | 18.62 | 19.09 | -0.46 |
| Moong | 35.69 | 32.18 | 31.13 | 1.06 |
| Other Pulses | 5.15 | 2.99 | 2.94 | 0.05 |
| Moth Bean | 9.70 | 8.95 | 7.16 | 1.80 |
| Total Coarse Cereals | 180.71 | 172.57 | 164.76 | 7.81 |
| Jowar | 15.07 | 13.17 | 13.53 | -0.36 |
| Bajra | 70.69 | 61.58 | 62.36 | -0.79 |
| Ragi | 11.52 | 2.80 | 3.18 | -0.38 |
| Maize | 78.95 | 91.62 | 81.99 | 9.63 |
| Other Small Millets | 4.48 | 3.40 | 3.69 | -0.29 |
| Total Oilseeds | 194.63 | 171.03 | 178.14 | -7.11 |
| Groundnut | 45.10 | 41.56 | 43.45 | -1.88 |
| Sesamum | 10.32 | 8.38 | 9.00 | -0.61 |
| Sunflower | 1.29 | 0.58 | 0.66 | -0.08 |
| Soybean | 127.19 | 118.54 | 123.45 | -4.91 |
| Nigerseed | 1.08 | 0.12 | 0.24 | -0.12 |
| Castorseed | 9.65 | 1.79 | 1.29 | 0.50 |
| Other Oilseeds | 0.05 | 0.06 | -0.01 | |
| Sugarcane | 52.51 | 57.31 | 55.68 | 1.64 |
| Jute and Mesta | 6.60 | 5.54 | 5.71 | -0.18 |
| Cotton | 129.50 | 105.87 | 108.43 | -2.56 |
| Grand Total | 1096.65 | 932.93 | 887.97 | 44.96 |
