Soyabean acreage down 1% as farmers shift to other crops: SOPA survey report
Indore: Acreage under soyabean in Madhya Pradesh, a leading soyabean growing state, is seen edging down by over one per cent this kharif season as farmers shifted to maize and pulses, according to a crop survey report released by a trade body. Farmers in Madhya Pradesh cultivated soyabean on around 51 lakh hectare in 2024 kharif season as against 52 lakh hectare last year after farmers shifted to other crops like maize and pulses, said Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) in its crop acreage and health monitoring survey report. The crop survey was carried out in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan between July 10 and 16, 2024, by the trade body. “As per the survey, the area under soybean this year is almost the same as last year. Although in some areas, there has been some shift from soyabean to other crops, mainly maize and pulses, we also noticed a shift to soyabean from other kharif crops. The general perception that acreage may be reduced significantly has not been found correct,” the survey report said. Total area under soyabean acreage in India in the kharif season is seen unchanged at 118 lakh hectare, according to SOPA. The trade body said there were no major threats found in the crop anywhere, however, it would be too early to form an opinion as the crop progress will be heavily dependent on rainfall distribution and temperatures in the coming months.Soyabean acreage in another leading producer Maharashtra is estimated at 48 lakh hectare and Rajasthan 10 lakh hectare, according to survey report.According to SOPA, soyabean production in 2023 was 119 lakh MT in India of which 52 lakh MT was contributed by Madhya Pradesh. We also published the following articles recently
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