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Rabi crop area coverage crosses 580 lakh hectare

Rabi crop area coverage crosses 580 lakh hectare

Rabi sowing in 2025–26 records increase of over 8 lakh hectare compared to last year. Total Rabi crop coverage up from previous year, reaches 580.70 lakh hectare. 

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NEW DELHI, 26 December 2025: Rabi sowing in 2025–26 records increase of over 8 lakh hectare compared to last year. Total Rabi crop coverage up from previous year, reaches 580.70 lakh hectare. 

Pulses coverage has increased by 3.72 lakh hectare, with gram recording a significant rise of 4.89 lakh hectare. Oilseeds acreage, driven by rapeseed and mustard, rises to 93.33 lakh hectare.

Area: In lakh hectare

S.

No.

Crops

Normal Rabi Area (DES)

Final Rabi Area 2024-25

Prograssive Area Sown

Increase (+) / Decrease (-) over corrosponding period 2024-25

2025-26

Corrosponding period 2024-25

1

Wheat

312.35

328.04

301.63

300.34

1.29

2

Rice *

42.93

44.73

13.35

11.52

1.83

3

Pulses

140.42

134.08

126.74

123.02

3.72

a

Gram

100.99

91.22

91.70

86.81

4.89

b

Lentil

15.13

16.99

15.76

15.83

-0.08

c

Fieldpea $

6.50

-

7.92

8.27

-0.35

d

Kulthi $

1.98

-

1.73

1.99

-0.26

e

Urdbean *

6.16

6.18

3.13

3.48

-0.34

f

Moongbean *

1.41

1.36

0.42

0.43

-0.01

g

Lathyrus $

2.79

-

2.70

2.77

-0.07

h

Other Pulses $

5.46

18.33

3.37

3.44

-0.07

4

Shri Anna & Coarse cereals

55.33

59.05

45.66

45.05

0.61

a

Jowar *

24.62

25.17

19.62

21.39

-1.78

b

Bajra #

0.59

-

0.11

0.11

0.00

c

Ragi #

0.72

-

0.68

0.48

0.21

d

Small Millets #

0.16                    -

0.13

0.10

0.03

e

Maize *

23.61

27.80

18.34

16.90

1.45

f

Barley

5.63

6.08

6.78

6.08

0.70

5

Oilseeds

86.78

93.49

93.33

92.65

0.67

a

Rapeseed & Mustard

79.17

86.57

87.80

86.57

1.23

b

Groundnut *

3.69

3.37

2.36

2.83

-0.47

c

Safflower

0.72

0.64

0.79

0.60

0.18

d

Sunflower *

0.79

0.81

0.39

0.34

0.06

e

Sesamum *

0.48

0.41

0.06

0.07

-0.01

f

Linseed

1.93

1.69

1.61

2.00

-0.39

g

Other Oilseeds

0.00

-

0.32

0.24

0.08

Total Crops

637.81

659.39

580.70

572.59

8.12

Note: *Average of 2022-23 to 2024-25, $ average (2016-17 to 2020-21) as per DES, Average of (2018-19 to 2022-23) as per CWWG report.


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