Pulse Acreage Finally Exceeds Last Year After Fluctuations
07-Oct-2025 06:21 PM
New Delhi. Initially, doubts existed about the increase in the area under pulses during the Kharif season, as sowing of tur (tur), urad (black gram), mung (green gram), and horse gram (horticultural gram) lagged behind.
However, gradually, sowing of urad (black gram), especially, picked up pace, surpassing last year's by 6.5 percent. Similarly, the area under tur (tur) increased by 15,000 hectares.
However, the sowing of mung (green gram) and moth (green gram) lagged slightly behind. Overall, the area under pulses during the Kharif season increased by 1.37 lakh hectares from last year's 119.04 lakh hectares to 120.41 lakh hectares this year, but the area under pulses remained 9.20 lakh hectares below the five-year average of 129.61 lakh hectares.
According to official data, during the current Kharif season, compared to last year, the area under pigeon pea (tuvar) has improved from 46.65 lakh hectares to 46.60 lakh hectares, and the area under black gram has increased from 22.87 lakh hectares to 24.37 lakh hectares.
Similarly, the area under horse gram has also improved from 56 thousand hectares to 72 thousand hectares, but the area under green gram has declined from 34.96 lakh hectares to 34.87 lakh hectares, and the area under moth has declined from 9.63 lakh hectares to 9.24 lakh hectares.
The area under other pulses crops in the Kharif season has improved from 4.58 lakh hectares last year to 4.62 lakh hectares this time.
While urad has led to an increase of 1.37 lakh hectares in the area under pulses, there are doubts about the increase in production because mung, moth, and urad crops have been damaged by floods and waterlogging in major producing states, and continue to be. Tur crops have also been damaged in some places.
Unseasonal rains are expected to degrade the quality of mung beans. Natural disasters are also expected to adversely affect the yield rate of pulses.
The domestic market price of pulses has largely stabilized, and despite the peak festive season, there are no unexpected price increases. It is believed that there is sufficient stock of pulses available in the country to meet domestic demand and needs.