Maharashtra has completed 95.1% of its kharif sowing target, covering 1.36 crore hectares. While cotton and soybean acreage remained largely stable, maize...
India’s total kharif sowing area stood at 1,056.70 lakh hectares as of August 21, 2026, down 16.07 lakh hectares from last year,...
India’s monsoon conditions have improved significantly, narrowing the rainfall deficit and supporting a strong recovery in kharif sowing. Adequate reservoir levels have...
India’s kharif sowing reached 1,056.70 lakh hectares, down 1.5% from last year. Rice, maize and ragi acreage declined, while pulses increased and...
India’s sugarcane acreage stood at 58.31 lakh hectares as of August 14, 2026, marginally below last year’s 58.62 lakh hectares. Lower coverage...
India’s kharif sowing area fell to 1,016.57 lakh hectares by August 14 from 1,037.52 lakh hectares a year earlier. Rice acreage declined...
India’s southwest monsoon is losing momentum, with the national rainfall deficit at 12% as of August 13. With kharif sowing nearly complete...
India’s sugarcane acreage fell slightly to 58.31 lakh hectares as of August 7, from 58.62 lakh hectares last year. Uttar Pradesh saw...
India’s kharif sowing reached 967.92 lakh hectares by August 7, covering 87.6% of the normal area and narrowing the year-on-year deficit to...