Rabi 2024-25 Season Sowing Data

31-Dec-2024 08:48 AM

Rabi 2024-25 Season Sowing Data
Sowing Speed: Except for chickpea and maize, the sowing pace of other crops has been slower.
Increase in Sowing: Wheat, rice, and chickpea sowing are higher than last year, while other crops show weak performance.
Wheat Sowing: Wheat sowing has increased by 674,000 hectares to reach 32 million hectares.
Rice Sowing: Rice sowing improved by 76,000 hectares to 1.437 million hectares.
Maize Sowing: Maize sowing increased by 140,000 hectares to over 1.9 million hectares.
Impact of High Prices: The high prices of wheat, chickpea, and maize are affecting the sowing decisions.
Decline in Other Crops:
Lentil sowing decreased by 33,000 hectares to 1.743 million hectares.
Pea sowing declined slightly to 890,000 hectares.
Urd sowing decreased by 50,000 hectares to 422,000 hectares.
Moong sowing saw a minor decrease to 860,000 hectares.
A similar decrease in urd sowing was observed in the previous kharif season.
Millets Sowing: Except for maize, the sowing of all coarse grains has declined.
Although maize sowing increased due to high prices, jowar and bajra sowing saw a decrease.
Bajra, predominantly grown in Rajasthan, saw farmers prioritize wheat instead.
Oilseeds:
The sowing of almost all oilseeds has declined.
Mustard sowing dropped by 523,000 hectares to 8.85 million hectares.
Linseed sowing fell by 16,000 hectares to 268,000 hectares.
Rabi groundnut sowing remained the same as last year, at 332,000 hectares.
Progress: Overall, 90% of rabi sowing has been completed. Mustard sowing is finished, wheat is in its final stage, and sowing of other crops is nearing completion.
Farmer Preferences: The sowing pattern indicates that farmers are prioritizing crops with higher market prices.