Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 12.09.2025

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 12.09.2025 Posted On: 15 SEP 2025 5:55PM by PIB Delhi The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 12th September 2025. Area: In lakh hectare S. No. Crop Normal Area (2019-20 to 2023-24) Area Sown Increase(+)/Decrease(-) over 2024-25 2025 - 26 2024-25 1 Rice 403.09 438.51 430.06 8.45 2 Pulses 129.61 118.06 117.25 0.81 a Tur 44.71 45.81 46.26 -0.45 b Kulthi 1.72 0.52 0.38 0.15 c Urad 32.64 23.66 22.14 1.51 d Moong 35.69 34.54 34.86 -0.32 e Other Pulses 5.15 4.30 3.98 0.32 f Moth Bean 9.70 9.23 9.63 -0.40 3 Coarse Cereals 180.71 192.91 180.75 12.17 a Jowar 15.07 14.07 14.14 -0.07 b Bajra 70.69 68.44 68.07 0.37 c Ragi 11.52 10.24 9.82 0.42 d Maize 78.95 94.84 84.30 10.54 e Other Small Millets 4.48 5.31 4.42 0.90 4 Oilseeds 194.63 188.81 193.93 -5.12 a Groundnut 45.10 47.99 47.65 0.34 b Sesamum 10.32 10.27 10.86 -0.59 c Sunflower 1.29 0.68 0.71 -0.03 d Soybean 127.19 120.43 126.24 -5.81 e Niger Seed 1.08 0.87 0.76 0.11 f Castor Seed 9.65 8.52 7.64 0.87 g Other Oilseeds 0.06 0.07 -0.01 5 Sugarcane 52.51 57.31 55.68 1.64 6 Jute and Mesta 6.60 5.56 5.74 -0.18 7 Cotton 129.50 109.64 112.48 -2.85 Total 1096.65 1110.80 1095.88 14.92 37.39 ****** RC/KSR/AR (Release ID: 2166839)