Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 14.08.2026

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 14.08.2026 प्रव तथ: 17 AUG 2026 7:43PM by PIB Delhi

Area: In lakh hectare S. Crop Normal Area Final Area Area Sown No. (2020-21 to Coverage 2024-25) 2025 2026 2025 Increase(+)/ Decrease(-) over 2025 1 Rice 412.00 446.70 379.07 393.44 -14.37 2 Pulses 123.64 118.97 108.14 108.49 -0.35 a Arhar 44.32 44.60 40.31 42.01 -1.69 b Urdbean 29.60 21.26 23.52 20.79 2.73 c Moongbean 35.48 37.45 32.05 33.42 -1.37 d Kulthi 1.48 0.19 0.18 0.01 e Mothbean 9.69 8.92 8.69 0.23 f Other pulses 3.07 15.66 3.14 3.40 -0.27 3 Shri Anna 182.63 192.12 172.96 177.13 -4.17 cum Coarse cereals a Jowar 14.44 12.10 13.30 12.61 0.69 b Bajra** 70.94 63.80 63.98 63.29 0.69 c Ragi 12.01 13.46 3.46 5.26 -1.80d Small millets 4.47 4.15 3.83 3.92 -0.09 e Maize 80.77 98.61 88.39 92.06 -3.67 4 Oilseeds 200.08 196.38 184.46 185.36 -0.89 a Groundnut 46.79 50.29 48.03 47.01 1.02 b Soybean 128.71 123.86 120.84 122.61 -1.76 c Sunflower 1.20 0.88 1.06 0.61 0.46 d Sesamum 12.88 9.63 10.35 8.73 1.63 e Niger 1.01 0.83 0.24 0.16 0.08 f Castor 9.49 10.89 3.83 6.19 -2.35 g Other Oilseeds 0.00 0.10 0.06 0.04 5 Sugarcane 54.20 58.84 58.31 58.62 -0.31 6 Jute & Mesta 6.40 6.06 6.34 6.23 0.11 7 Cotton 125.51 115.20 107.30 108.26 -0.96 Total 1104.46 1134.27 1016.57 1037.52 -20.95

Rice: About 379.07 lakh ha area coverage under rice has been reported as compared to 393.44 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year, showing a decrease of 14.37 lakh ha. The major decrease in area has been reported in the states of Karnataka (2.86 lakh ha), Jharkhand (2.26 lakh ha), Maharashtra (2.25 lakh ha), Odisha (2.09 lakh ha), Madhya Pradesh (1.64 lakh ha), Telangana (1.49 lakh ha), Tamil Nadu (1.17 lakh ha), Andhra Pradesh (1.14 lakh ha), Gujarat (0.83 lakh ha), West Bengal (0.87 lakh ha), Uttar Pradesh (0.58 lakh ha) and Bihar (0.52 lakh ha). Higher area coverage has been reported in Assam (3.93 lakh ha), Uttarakhand (0.35 lakh ha), etc.

Pulses: About 108.14 lakh ha area coverage under pulses has been reported as compared to 108.49 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year, showing a decrease of 0.35 lakh ha. The major decrease in area has been reported in the states of Karnataka (4.16 lakh ha), Maharashtra (2.70 lakh ha), Odisha (0.64 lakh ha), Tamil Nadu (0.13 lakh ha) and Bihar (0.14 lakh ha). Higher area coverage has been reported in the states of Uttar Pradesh (4.25 lakh ha), Rajasthan (0.93 lakh ha), Chhattisgarh (0.40 lakh ha), Andhra Pradesh (0.35 lakh ha), Telangana (0.34 lakh ha), Madhya Pradesh (0.14 lakh ha), etc.Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals: About 172.96 lakh ha area coverage under Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals has been reported as compared to 177.13 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year, showing a decrease of 4.17 lakh ha. The major decrease in area has been reported in the states of Karnataka (7.00 lakh ha), Maharashtra (2.46 lakh ha), Haryana (0.59 lakh ha), Tamil Nadu (0.30 lakh ha), Telangana (0.31 lakh ha), Andhra Pradesh (0.36 lakh ha), Jammu & Kashmir (0.19 lakh ha) and Gujarat (0.09 lakh ha). Higher area coverage has been reported in the states of Rajasthan (2.15 lakh ha), Chhattisgarh (1.53 lakh ha), Madhya Pradesh (0.92 lakh ha), Odisha (0.68 lakh ha), Uttar Pradesh (0.62 lakh ha), Bihar (0.59 lakh ha), Uttarakhand (0.42 lakh ha), Jharkhand (0.20 lakh ha) and Himachal Pradesh (0.09 lakh ha), etc.

Oilseeds: About 184.46 lakh ha area coverage under oilseeds has been reported as compared to 185.36 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year, showing a decrease of 0.89 lakh ha. The major decrease in area has been reported in the states of Rajasthan (3.40 lakh ha), Maharashtra (0.56 lakh ha), Gujarat (1.00 lakh ha), Karnataka (0.44 lakh ha), Tamil Nadu (0.13 lakh ha), Odisha (0.16 lakh ha), etc.The higher area coverage has been reported in the states of Uttar Pradesh (3.89 lakh ha), Madhya Pradesh (0.68 lakh ha), Assam (0.10 lakh ha), etc.

Sugarcane: About 58.31 lakh ha area coverage under sugarcane has been reported as compared to

58.62 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year, showing a decrease of 0.31 lakh ha. The major decrease in area has been reported in the states of Uttarakhand (0.20 lakh ha), Maharashtra (0.14 lakh ha), Punjab (0.14 lakh ha), Madhya Pradesh (0.12 lakh ha), etc. Higher area coverage has been reported in the states of Uttar Pradesh (0.36 lakh ha), Haryana (0.11 lakh ha), etc.

Jute & Mesta: About 6.34 lakh ha area coverage under Jute & Mesta has been reported compared to

6.23 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year. Thus increase by 0.11 lakh ha majourly in Bihar (0.11 lakh ha).

Cotton: About 107.30 lakh ha area coverage under cotton has been reported as compared to 108.26 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year, showing a decrease of 0.96 lakh ha. The major decrease in area has been reported in the states of Rajasthan (1.09 lakh ha), Haryana (0.90 lakh ha), Punjab (0.43 lakh ha), Maharashtra (0.38 lakh ha), Karnataka (0.10 lakh ha), Uttar Pradesh (0.05 lakh ha) and Odisha (0.01 lakh ha). Higher area coverage has been reported mainly in the states of Telangana (1.25 lakh ha), Gujarat (0.64 lakh ha), Madhya Pradesh (0.11 lakh ha) and Andhra Pradesh (0.02 lakh ha).

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