Latest Sowing Data of Kharif Oilseed Crops as on 01.09.2016

As per data received from Director, Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad, the sowing of Soybean in Madhya Pradesh stood at 52.720 lac hectare, in Maharashtra at 39.366 and in Rajasthan at 10.118 lac hectare as on 01.09.2016, which was 59.060, 36.906 and 10.971 lakh hectare respectively on same date last year.

We will keep you updated on weekly basis. Crop-wise/State-wise details are as under:

CROP-WISE SUMMARY AS ON 01.09.2016

Area in Lakh Hectare
Crop Normal Area* Average as on Date Area Sown Change over Average as on date Change over 2015
2016 2015 Absolute (+)(-) Absolute (+)(-)
Groundnut 43.767 38.743 44.236 35.698 5.493 8.538
Soybean 106.359 111.661 112.277 115.353 0.616 -3.076
Sunflower 2.606 1.837 1.551 1.133 -0.286 0.418
Sesamum 15.223 14.644 13.855 16.155 -0.789 -2.300
Niger 3.035 1.415 1.150 1.427 -0.265 -0.277
Castor 11.429 9.043 6.535 8.901 -2.508 -2.366
Total 182.419 177.343 179.604 178.667 2.261 0.937

* Indicates Normal Area is average of 2010-11 to 2014-15 as per the Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government of India, New Delhi.

STATE-WISE PROGRESS OF SOWING

Area in Lakh Hectare

S.No. State Groundnut Soybean Sunflower Sesamum Niger Castor Total Oilseed
2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015
1 Andhra Pradesh 9.180 6.123 0.011 0.010 0.040 0.031 0.330 0.251 0.300 0.405 9.861 6.820
2 Telangana 0.150 0.050 2.980 2.520 0.010 0.020 0.030 0.030 0.430 0.390 3.600 3.010
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.030 0.148 0.013 0.077 0.268 0.000
4 Assam 0.000 0.000
5 Bihar 0.020 0.020 0.020 0.020 0.040 0.040 0.010 0.006 0.090 0.086
6 Chhattisgarh 0.580 0.570 1.340 1.410 0.010 0.330 0.310 0.150 0.160 2.410 2.450
7 Gujarat 16.331 12.952 1.371 0.920 1.264 1.509 0.047 0.133 4.007 6.176 23.020 21.690
8 Haryana 0.200 0.030 0.027 0.013 0.200 0.070
9 Himachal Pradesh 0.000 0.000
10 Jammu &Kashmir 0.007 0.001 0.094 0.085 0.101 0.086
11 Jharkhand 0.213 0.175 0.005 0.005 0.002 0.058 0.080 0.001 0.359 0.180
12 Karnataka 5.190 3.300 3.240 2.850 1.290 0.970 0.340 0.480 0.060 0.060 0.090 0.100 10.210 7.760
13 Kerala 0.000 0.000
14 Madhya Pradesh 2.260 2.360 52.720 59.060 2.570 3.650 0.560 0.800 58.110 65.870
15 Maharashtra 2.112 1.807 39.366 36.906 0.145 0.077 0.209 0.194 0.159 0.124 0.117 0.108 42.108 39.216
16 Odisha 0.674 0.746 0.002 0.002 0.566 0.695 0.094 0.150 0.056 0.055 1.392 1.648
17 Punjab 0.020 0.030 0.050 0.070 0.070 0.100
18 Rajasthan 4.400 4.749 10.118 10.971 3.441 3.850 1.504 1.632 19.463 21.202
19 Tamil Nadu 1.660 1.726 0.001 0.015 0.009 0.068 0.115 0.016 0.016 1.759 1.867
20 Uttar Pradesh 0.960 1.000 0.360 0.320 4.300 4.780 5.620 6.100
21 Uttarakhand 0.020 0.280 0.100 0.020 0.280 0.140
22 West Bengal 0.028 0.030 0.003 0.010 0.013 0.041 0.043
23 Others 0.221 0.009 0.335 0.280 0.004 0.004 0.078 0.036 0.004 0.642 0.329
Total 44.236 35.698 112.277 115.353 1.551 1.133 13.855 16.155 1.150 1.427 6.535 8.901 179.604 178.667