Wheat Sowing Area Likely to Reach New Record Level

19-Nov-2025 10:51 AM

New Delhi. Encouraged by favorable weather conditions and a significant increase in the Minimum Support Price, Indian farmers are showing strong interest in sowing wheat this season.

Sowing of wheat, the most important food grain of the Rabi season, is steadily increasing, and it appears that its total area under cultivation will reach a new record level.

Industry and trade analysts believe that the total area under wheat cultivation could increase by up to 5 percent during the current Rabi season compared to last year.

Unseasonal rains in October have provided adequate moisture in the soil, and the government has also increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat by ₹160 from ₹2425 per quintal in the 2024-25 season to ₹2585 per quintal for the 2025-26 season.

The Union Agriculture Ministry has raised the wheat production target for the 2025-26 season to a record 119 million tons, an increase of 1.5 million tons from the estimated 117.5 million tons for the 2024-25 season.

Domestic wheat production is expected to increase due to increased sown area and favorable weather conditions. This could put pressure on prices, increase government procurement, and allow wheat exports.

According to a leading analyst, given favorable weather conditions, wheat sown area and production during the current Rabi season are expected to reach an all-time high,

breaking all previous records. Northern states received 161 percent of the normal average rainfall during October, while a 49 percent surplus rainfall was recorded nationally.

Northern Indian states, such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Bihar, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, account for more than 90 percent of wheat production.

By November 14, 2025, the wheat production area increased by 17 percent to reach 66.23 lakh hectares.