Wheat sowing at 32 million hectares until January 3, shows data
Wheat sowing for the 2025 rabi season has reached 32 million hectares, marking a 1.74% rise from 2024 and 2.4% above the normal acreage. Mustard sowing dropped by over 5% as farmers shifted to wheat and gram due to poor price realisation in the 2024 kharif oilseeds season. Sowing has now concluded for both crops.
Sowing of wheat has been completed for the 2025 rabi season with acreage reaching 32 million hectares during the week ended January 3.
Between January 3 and the preceding week, there has not been any change in area covered. If the final area covered under wheat stays the same, this would mean that the acreage in 2025 is 1.74 per cent more than 2024, and 2.4 per cent more than the normal acreage.
Among other crops, sowing of mustard has concluded with more than 5 per cent drop in area than 2024. The fall comes on back of farmers shifting to other alternatives such as wheat and gram due to lower than expected price realisation in kharif 2024 in oilseeds.
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Source : Business Standard
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