Two teams of SOPA officials conducted an extensive field survey of 3 major soybean growing states namely Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan to assess the progress of sowing, conditions of germination, shift in area under soybean etc. Following are the major findings:
- This year, monsoon arrived with on time and the sowing of soybean was done between 18th June to 10th July, 2016. Over all, germination is good. In some areas, re-sowing was observed.
- About 95% soybean sowing has been completed all over India.
- Heavy rains have taken place in some districts of Madhya Pradesh, causing a flood-like situation. These weather aberrations may lead to failure of soybean crop in those areas which have poor surface drainage and situations of re-sowing of other alternate crops may arise.
Click here for detailed report of the field survey which also gives the estimated area under soybean in Kharif 2016.