Latest Sowing Data of Kharif Oilseed Crops as on 29.09.2016

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 39.788 and in Rajasthan at 10.902 lac hectare as on 29.09.2016, which was 59.060, 37.743 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 29.09.2016

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 39.838 46.958 36.579 7.120 10.379
Soybean 106.359 111.837 114.783 116.286 2.946 -1.503
Sunflower 2.606 2.271 1.608 1.509 -0.663 0.099
Sesamum 15.223 15.546 15.967 17.223 0.421 -1.256
Niger 3.035 2.261 1.990 2.118 -0.271 -0.128
Castor 11.429 10.814 8.354 10.969 -2.460 -2.615
Total 182.419 182.567 189.660 184.684 7.093 4.976

* 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 9.310 7.720 0.013 0.010 0.050 0.050 0.330 0.270 0.310 0.460 10.013 7.510
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 0.580 1.340 1.410 0.009 0.351 0.330 0.365 0.460 2.649 2.780
7 Gujarat 16.435 12.958 1.379 0.920 1.365 1.542 0.050 0.070 5.627 7.783 24.856 23.273
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 3.520 3.240 2.850 1.320 1.280 0.340 0.500 0.060 0.080 0.110 0.100 10.300 8.330
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 39.788 37.743 0.148 0.122 0.213 0.215 0.167 0.145 0.060 0.115 42.489 40.202
16 Odisha 0.704 0.925 0.003 0.002 1.295 1.465 0.513 0.503 0.057 0.072 2.572 2.967
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 2.068 0.001 0.029 0.011 0.084 0.126 0.039 0.034 2.147 2.240
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 46.958 36.579 114.783 116.286 1.608 1.509 15.967 17.223 1.990 2.118 8.354 10.969 189.660 184.684