Kharif crop area reached above normal average area

09-Sep-2025 11:48 AM

New Delhi. Due to better monsoon rains, the production area of ​​Kharif crops at national level during the current year has reached above last year as well as above the five-year average area.

But the sowing process has reached its final stage. Last week, crops were sown in 13 lakh hectare area while in the previous week, sowing was done in 19 lakh hectare area.

As a result, till August 1, the production area was 5 percent ahead compared to last year, which fell to 2.5 percent on September 5.

According to the latest data of the Union Agriculture Ministry, the total production area of ​​Kharif crops this time increased to a new record level of 1105.42 lakh hectares till September 5, which is more than the sowing area of ​​1078.49 lakh hectares and normal average area of ​​1097 lakh hectares during the same period last year.

Official data shows that this time the production area of ​​paddy, pigeon pea (tuvar), maize, groundnut and sugarcane has surpassed the normal average.

During the current year, compared to last year, the production area of ​​paddy increased by 4.7 percent from 418.66 lakh hectares to a new record level of 438.28 lakh hectares and the sowing area of ​​pulses improved from 114.46 lakh hectares to 116.40 lakh hectares.

In the category of pulse crops, the production area of ​​urad increased by 9.5 percent from 21.33 lakh hectares to 23.35 lakh hectares and the sowing area of ​​moong improved by 0.4 percent from 34.09 lakh hectares to 34.22 lakh hectares, but the area of ​​tuvar fell by 1.1 percent from 45.71 lakh hectares and got stuck at 45.19 lakh hectares.

The area under coarse grains increased by 6.7 percent from 179.62 lakh hectares to 191.71 lakh hectares, but the production area under oilseed crops fell by 2.7 percent from 192.21 lakh hectares to 186.98 lakh hectares.