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Report: Monsoon's grace boosts farming, sowing of Kharif crops increased by 11.3%
Report: According to a recent report of Bank of Baroda, the total sowing area of Kharif crops has increased by 11.3 percent due to the southwest monsoon. Mainly the sowing area of rice increased by 47.3 percent. At the same time, pulses increased by 37.2 percent. The total cumulative rainfall till June 30, 2025 is 180 mm. This is more than both last year's 147 mm and the normal rainfall of 165 mm for this period.
This year, due to good southwest monsoon, the total sowing area of Kharif crops has increased by 11.3%. This information has been received in a recent report of Bank of Baroda. According to the report, till June 27, the total sowing area of Kharif crops increased and till June 30, 9% more rain has been recorded than the long period average (LPA).
It said that mainly rice sowing area increased by 47.3%. While pulses increased by 37.2%. In pulses, especially urad and moong crops registered an increase. Oilseed crops also saw an increase, led by soybean and groundnut. In contrast, cotton sowing declined by 8.9% and jute by 2.7%.
At regional scale, 19 out of 36 subdivisions (49% of India) have received rainfall above normal. North-west (42%) and central (25%) India have received rainfall above normal. These include Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh states. Some of the central and southern states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu have received normal rainfall. Rainfall has been below in eastern and north-east India, and then in the southern peninsula. In the eastern and northeastern regions, states like Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Nagaland, and Meghalaya have recorded less rainfall. Apart from this, less rainfall has also been recorded in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the southern region.
