Latest Sowing Data of Kharif Oilseed Crops as on 28.07.2016

As per data received from Director, Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad, the sowing of Soybean in Madhya Pradesh stood at 52.580 lac hectare, in Maharashtra at 36.806 and in Rajasthan at 10.248 lac hectare as on 28.07.2016, which was 55.460, 32.198 and 10.661 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 28.07.2016

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 27.895 38.567 28.695 10.672 9.872
Soybean 106.359 103.433 109.161 106.274 5.728 2.887
Sunflower 2.606 1.047 1.279 0.562 0.232 0.717
Sesamum 15.670 10.273 9.420 10.903 -0.853 -1.483
Niger 2.965 0.426 0.318 0.345 -0.108 -0.027
Castor 11.428 1.989 1.040 1.205 -0.949 -0.165
Total 182.795 145.063 159.785 147.984 14.722 11.801

* 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 7.390 3.220 0.005 0.000 0.020 0.020 0.320 0.200 0.200 0.100 7.935 3.540
2 Telangana 0.070 0.050 2.860 2.420 0.010 0.000 0.020 0.020 0.380 0.350 3.340 2.840
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.029 0.143 0.012 0.074 0.258 0.000
4 Assam 0.000 0.000
5 Bihar 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.006 0.020 0.020 0.005 0.004 0.045 0.040
6 Chhattisgarh 0.430 0.420 1.320 1.350 0.100 0.140 1.850 1.910
7 Gujarat 15.020 12.618 1.240 0.830 0.630 0.683 0.010 0.035 0.180 0.220 17.080 14.386
8 Haryana 0.080 0.030 0.027 0.013 0.080 0.070
9 Himachal Pradesh 0.000 0.000
10 Jammu &Kashmir 0.007 0.001 0.092 0.085 0.099 0.086
11 Jharkhand 0.049 0.175 0.001 0.005 0.000 0.013 0.018 0.081 0.180
12 Karnataka 4.110 1.840 3.050 2.660 1.090 0.470 0.310 0.430 0.040 0.020 0.060 0.050 8.660 5.470
13 Kerala 0.000 0.000
14 Madhya Pradesh 2.060 1.920 52.580 55.460 1.420 1.850 0.150 0.210 56.210 59.440
15 Maharashtra 1.869 1.607 36.806 32.198 0.129 0.059 0.185 0.144 0.099 0.080 0.117 0.097 39.205 34.185
16 Odisha 0.581 0.546 0.001 0.001 0.341 0.452 0.001 0.038 0.038 0.962 1.037
17 Punjab 0.020 0.030 0.050 0.040 0.070 0.070
18 Rajasthan 4.063 4.306 10.248 10.661 2.822 3.304 0.046 0.323 17.179 18.594
19 Tamil Nadu 0.995 1.050 0.003 0.002 0.038 0.099 0.010 0.010 1.046 1.161
20 Uttar Pradesh 0.870 0.830 0.350 0.310 2.900 3.350 4.120 4.490
21 Uttarakhand 0.010 0.260 0.100 0.010 0.260 0.120
22 West Bengal 0.019 0.023 0.003 0.007 0.013 0.029 0.036
23 Others 0.895 0.009 0.295 0.280 0.004 0.004 0.078 0.036 0.004 1.276 0.329
Total 38.567 28.695 109.161 106.274 1.279 0.562 9.420 10.903 0.318 0.345 1.040 1.205 159.785 147.984