Citing low rainfall amid delayed progress of the southwest monsoon, the agriculture ministry data has showed that total sowing of kharif crops, including paddy, declined to 350.85 lakh hectares as of July 6, 2026, a 21 per cent decrease from 442.8 lakh hectares last year.
As per the data, paddy acreage is down by 13 per cent to 60.24 lakh hectares till July 6 in the ongoing kharif season compared with 69.3 lakh hectares last year. The pulses sowing has also declined to 37.15 lakh hectares from 47.49 lakh hectares last year.
The data showed that the area under coverage for Shri Anna cumulative coarse cereals fell to 60.12 lakh hectares from 71.86 lakh hectares. Sowing area under oilseeds declined sharply to 66.31 lakh hectares from 109.27 lakh hectares last year. Cotton sowing also dropped to 63.18 lakh hectares from 82 lakh hectares last year.
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