Latest Sowing Data of Kharif Oilseed Crops as on 11.08.2016

As per data received from Director, Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad, the sowing of Soybean in Madhya Pradesh stood at 53.610 lac hectare, in Maharashtra at 38.675 and in Rajasthan at 10.113 lac hectare as on 11.08.2016, which was 58.340, 34.474 and 10.914 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 11.08.2016

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 35.778 42.689 32.418 6.911 10.271
Soybean 106.359 110.002 112.346 111.960 2.344 0.386
Sunflower 2.606 1.477 1.410 0.754 -0.067 0.656
Sesamum 15.223 13.215 12.662 14.677 -0.553 -2.015
Niger 3.035 0.844 0.476 0.660 -0.368 -0.184
Castor 11.429 4.266 2.667 3.366 -1.599 -0.699
Total 182.419 165.582 172.250 163.835 6.668 8.415

* 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 8.550 4.240 0.008 0.000 0.030 0.020 0.320 0.240 0.260 0.230 9.168 4.730
2 Telangana 0.150 0.050 2.970 2.500 0.010 0.020 0.020 0.030     0.390 0.390 3.540 2.990
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     0.010 0.010 0.030 0.030     0.005 0.005 0.065 0.065
6 Chhattisgarh 0.560 0.500 1.320 1.410 0.010   0.250 0.250 0.010 0.020     2.150 2.180
7 Gujarat 15.960 12.848 1.310 0.866     0.930 1.062 0.030 0.069 1.340 1.601 19.570 16.446
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         0.093 0.085         0.100 0.086
11 Jharkhand 0.195 0.175 0.004 0.005 0.002   0.053   0.074   0.001   0.329 0.180
12 Karnataka 5.050 2.770 3.230 2.750 1.180 0.630 0.330 0.450 0.050 0.040 0.080 0.070 9.920 6.710
13 Kerala                         0.000 0.000
14 Madhya Pradesh 2.210 2.340 53.610 58.340     2.530 3.500 0.190 0.430     58.540 64.610
15 Maharashtra 2.188 1.677 38.675 34.474 0.138 0.060 0.207 0.174 0.120 0.101 0.117 0.097 41.445 36.583
16 Odisha 0.646 0.619     0.002 0.001 0.388 0.476 0.002   0.051 0.043 1.089 1.139
17 Punjab 0.020 0.030         0.050 0.040         0.070 0.070
18 Rajasthan 4.160 4.548 10.113 10.914     3.151 3.641     0.408 0.901 17.832 20.004
19 Tamil Nadu 1.545 1.544   0.001 0.011 0.009 0.068 0.113     0.011 0.016 1.635 1.683
20 Uttar Pradesh 0.950 0.980 0.350 0.320     4.080 4.500         5.380 5.800
21 Uttarakhand   0.010 0.270 0.100       0.010         0.270 0.120
22 West Bengal 0.027 0.027 0.003       0.007 0.013         0.037 0.040
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 42.689 32.418 112.346 111.960 1.410 0.754 12.662 14.677 0.476 0.660 2.667 3.366 172.250 163.835