Soybean production is estimated at 86.426 lakh ton (LT) during kharif 2015, which is 3.574 LT or 3.97% down as compared to previous years revised estimates of 90 LT, according to data compiled by Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA). The area under Soybean Cultivation according to satellite survey is 110.656 lakh hectares (LH) in the country, which is 5.629 LH less than Government of India’s figure of 116.285 LH.
The area under soybean cultivation in Madhya Pradesh is 56.127 LH, as compared to government’s figures of 59.062 LH. SOPA has estimated the production at 44 LT which is 7.604 LT or 14.74% down as compared to previous years revised estimates of 51.604 LT.
The area under soybean cultivation in Maharashtra is 35.852 LH. The production is estimated to be 27.835 LT which is 3.835 LT or 15.98% higher as compared to previous years revised estimates of 24 LT.