Production of sesame and soybean likely to decline

12-Sep-2025 08:32 PM

New Delhi. During the current Kharif season, compared to last year, the production area of ​​soybean at the national level has declined from 126.04 lakh hectares to 120.32 lakh hectares and the area of ​​sesame has declined from 10.62 lakh hectares to 10.14 lakh hectares.

Soybean has been sown in less area than last year in all three top producing states - Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and there are also reports of damage to the crop due to natural disasters.

According to the available data, compared to last year, this time the production area of ​​soybean has declined from 53.88 lakh hectares to 51.20 lakh hectares in Madhya Pradesh, from 51.34 lakh hectares to 49.65 lakh hectares in Maharashtra and from 10.79 lakh hectares to 9.83 lakh hectares in Rajasthan. In Gujarat too,

its area has slipped from 3 lakh hectares last year to 2.78 lakh hectares this time. There is a possibility of partial damage to soybean crop due to heavy rains and floods in Rajasthan and Maharashtra.

As far as sesame is concerned, the condition of its sowing area is also not encouraging and there are reports of damage to its crop due to natural disasters.

According to the data received, during the current Kharif season, compared to last year, sesame production area increased from 1.83 lakh hectares to 1.92 lakh hectares in Rajasthan, but in Gujarat it fell from 49 thousand hectares to 41 thousand hectares and in Madhya Pradesh it decreased from 3.30 lakh hectares to 2.27 lakh hectares.

There has also been an increase or decrease in the sowing area of ​​sesame in other states including Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It is known that sesame is cultivated in Kharif as well as Rabi season, but soybean is sown only in Kharif season.