Latest Sowing Data of Kharif Oilseed Crops as on 21.07.2016

As per data received from Director, Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad, the sowing of Soybean in Madhya Pradesh stood at 52.050 lac hectare, in Maharashtra at 34.848 and in Rajasthan at 10.159 lac hectare as on 21.07.2016, which was 55.460, 31.590 and 10.395 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 21.07.2016

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 24.115 33.997 27.121 9.882 6.876
Soybean 106.359 93.837 106.061 104.812 12.224 1.249
Sunflower 2.606 0.823 1.187 0.534 0.364 0.653
Sesamum 15.670 6.696 7.071 9.241 0.375 -2.170
Niger 2.965 0.286 0.275 0.319 -0.011 -0.044
Castor 11.428 1.133 0.571 1.007 -0562 -0.436
Total 182.795 126.890 149.162 143.034 22.272 6.128

* 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 AS ON 21.07.2016

Area in Lakh Hectare

Source :  Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad

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 6.540 2.690 0.004 0.000 0.010 0.020 0.300 0.200 0.150 0.080 7.004 2.990
2 Telangana 0.070 0.050 2.780 2.380 0.000 0.020 0.020 0.130 0.350 3.000 2.800
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 0.010 0.020 0.004 0.004 0.034 0.040
6 Chhattisgarh 0.290 0.330 1.320 1.310 0.050 0.100 1.660 1.740
7 Gujarat 12.918 12.419 0.988 0.717 0.441 0.650 0.007 0.025 0.047 0.075 14.401 13.886
8 Haryana 0.060 0.060 0.000
9 Himachal Pradesh 0.000 0.000
10 Jammu &Kashmir 0.007 0.001 0.074 0.030 0.081 0.031
11 Jharkhand 0.049 0.001 0.000 0.013 0.018 0.081 0.000
12 Karnataka 3.580 1.830 2.980 2.660 1.030 0.460 0.290 0.430 0.030 0.020 0.050 0.050 7.960 5.450
13 Kerala 0.000 0.000
14 Madhya Pradesh 1.870 1.920 52.050 55.460 0.760 1.850 0.120 0.210 54.800 59.440
15 Maharashtra 1.665 1.475 34.848 31.590 0.118 0.045 0.163 0.142 0.099 0.064 0.117 0.097 37.010 33.413
16 Odisha 0.497 0.457 0.001 0.001 0.284 0.352 0.001 0.027 0.029 0.810 0.839
17 Punjab 0.020 0.030 0.050 0.070 0.030
18 Rajasthan 3.976 4.085 10.159 10.395 2.549 3.106 0.038 0.312 16.722 17.898
19 Tamil Nadu 0.831 1.035 0.002 0.002 0.038 0.099 0.004 0.010 0.875 1.146
20 Uttar Pradesh 0.730 0.760 0.330 0.200 1.870 2.220 2.930 3.180
21 Uttarakhand 0.010 0.160 0.100 0.010 0.160 0.120
22 West Bengal 0.019 0.019 0.003 0.007 0.012 0.029 0.031
23 Others 0.836 0.295 0.004 0.078 0.004 1.217 0.000
Total 33.997 27.121 106.061 104.812 1.187 0.534 7.071 9.241 0.275 0.319 0.571 1.007 149.162 143.034