Latest Sowing Data of Kharif Oilseed Crops as on 22.09.2016

As per data received from Director, Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad, the sowing of Soybean in Madhya Pradesh stood at 54.010 lac hectare, in Maharashtra at 39.718 and in Rajasthan at 10.902 lac hectare as on 22.09.2016, which was 59.060, 37.739 and 11.047 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 22.09.2016

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 39.727 46.931 36.379 7.204 10.552
Soybean 106.359 111.821 114.710 116.282 2.889 -1.572
Sunflower 2.606 2.245 1.608 1.479 -0.637 0.129
Sesamum 15.223 15.307 15.750 16.911 0.443 -1.161
Niger 3.035 1.997 1.856 1.761 -0.141 0.095
Castor 11.429 10.581 8.302 10.898 -2.279 -2.596
Total 182.419 181.678 189.157 183.710 7.479 5.447

* 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 9.290 6.700 0.013 0.010 0.050 0.040 0.330 0.260 0.310 0.460 9.993 7.470
2 Telangana 0.160 0.100 2.980 2.540 0.010 0.020 0.030 0.030 0.430 0.400 3.610 3.090
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 0.010 0.090 0.090
6 Chhattisgarh 0.584 0.570 1.336 1.410 0.009 0.350 0.310 0.365 0.200 2.644 2.490
7 Gujarat 16.435 12.958 1.380 0.920 1.365 1.542 0.050 0.070 5.575 7.713 24.805 23.203
8 Haryana 0.200 0.045 0.030 0.015 0.200 0.090
9 Himachal Pradesh 0.000 0.000
10 Jammu &Kashmir 0.007 0.001 0.094 0.088 0.101 0.089
11 Jharkhand 0.225 0.200 0.005 0.005 0.002 0.062 0.050 0.085 0.060 0.001 0.380 0.315
12 Karnataka 5.230 3.410 3.240 2.850 1.320 1.260 0.340 0.490 0.060 0.080 0.110 0.100 10.300 8.190
13 Kerala 0.000 0.000
14 Madhya Pradesh 2.550 2.360 54.010 59.060 3.800 3.650 0.750 0.800 61.110 65.870
15 Maharashtra 2.113 1.862 39.718 37.739 0.148 0.122 0.213 0.215 0.163 0.145 0.060 0.115 42.415 40.198
16 Odisha 0.697 0.911 0.003 0.002 1.079 1.194 0.383 0.406 0.057 0.071 2.219 2.584
17 Punjab 0.020 0.030 0.050 0.070 0.070 0.100
18 Rajasthan 6.166 4.131 10.902 11.047 3.448 3.968 1.706 1.980 22.222 21.126
19 Tamil Nadu 1.995 2.022 0.001 0.029 0.011 0.084 0.125 0.039 0.034 2.147 2.193
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 46.931 36.379 114.710 116.282 1.608 1.479 15.750 16.911 1.856 1.761 8.302 10.898 189.157 183.710