Latest Sowing Data of Kharif Oilseed Crops as on 18.08.2016

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 39.126 and in Rajasthan at 10.118 lac hectare as on 18.08.2016, which was 58.340, 35.146 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 18.08.2016

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 37.106 43.286 33.680 6.180 9.606
Soybean 106.359 110.519 112.823 112.772 2.304 0.051
Sunflower 2.606 1.586 1.443 0.818 -0.143 0.625
Sesamum 15.223 13.940 13.082 15.488 -0.858 -2.406
Niger 3.035 0.948 0.607 0.716 -0.341 -0.109
Castor 11.429 6.142 4.252 5.018 -1.890 -0.766
Total 182.419 170.241 175.493 168.492 5.252 7.001

* 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 8.850 5.080 0.008 0.000 0.030 0.030 0.320 0.250 0.260 0.330 9.468 5.690
2 Telangana 0.150 0.050 2.980 2.520 0.010 0.020 0.030 0.030 0.420 0.390 30.590 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 0.010 0.030 0.030 0.010 0.005 0.080 0.065
6 Chhattisgarh 0.570 0.510 1.320 1.410 0.010 0.290 0.280 0.010 0.030 2.200 2.230
7 Gujarat 16.191 12.893 1.310 0.899 1.004 1.291 0.030 0.082 2.122 3.037 20.657 18.202
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 5.090 2.900 3.230 2.780 1.200 0.680 0.330 0.460 0.050 0.050 0.090 0.070 9.990 6.940
13 Kerala 0.000 0.000
14 Madhya Pradesh 2.210 2.340 53.610 58.340 2.530 3.500 0.260 0.430 58.610 64.610
15 Maharashtra 2.092 1.756 39.126 35.146 0.141 0.064 0.207 0.181 0.149 0.106 0.117 0.097 41.832 37.350
16 Odisha 0.659 0.719 0.002 0.001 0.431 0.580 0.028 0.018 0.054 0.051 1.174 1.369
17 Punjab 0.030 0.030 0.070 0.070 0.100 0.100
18 Rajasthan 4.231 4.566 10.118 10.971 3.308 3.752 1.163 1.009 18.820 20.298
19 Tamil Nadu 1.545 1.562 0.001 0.011 0.009 0.068 0.113 0.011 0.016 1.635 1.701
20 Uttar Pradesh 0.950 1.000 0.360 0.320 4.150 4.780 5.460 6.100
21 Uttarakhand 0.010 0.270 0.100 0.010 0.270 0.120
22 West Bengal 0.027 0.029 0.003 0.007 0.013 0.037 0.042
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 43.286 33.680 112.823 112.772 1.443 0.818 13.082 15.488 0.607 0.716 4.252 5.018 175.493 168.492