Soyabean acreage in India expected to fall short of last year’s levels in key growing states
spaces under soybean, which is a major oilseed crop, in the ongoing autumn planting season, is seen to be lower than last year’s levels due to a decline in the region, particularly in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. This is despite the increase in the area under cultivation of soybeans, a major oilseed crop, in the ongoing Khareef planting season, seen to be lower than last year’s levels under the decline in area mainly in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. This comes despite an increase in acreage in Rajasthan and Gujarat, where farmers increased acreage under soybeans early in the rains brought on by Cyclone Pebarjoy last month.
Soybean cultivation is in full swing, and the planting season will end by mid-July. As of July 9, soybean acreage across the country amounted to 63.54 lakh hectares, down 18 percent from the same period last year’s 77.84 lakh hectares. Maharashtra accounted for a large part of this decline as only 11.05 thousand hectares were cultivated, down by 58 percent from the corresponding 26.13 thousand hectares last year. Lack of rain and shift to other crops such as pulses and cotton are the reasons for the decline in the region in Maharashtra.
In Madhya Pradesh, the largest soybean producing state, acreage decreased at 37 thousand hectares compared to 38.65 last year. Similarly, Karnataka also saw a decrease in the acreage of soybean at 2.67 thousand hectares compared to 3.7 thousand hectares last year due to lack of rain.
However, Rajasthan saw significant gains in soybean acreage at 10.44 lakh hectares, an increase of about 50 per cent over the same period last year’s 6.97 lakh hectares. Gujarat has also seen an increase in area at 2.01 lakh hectares (1.35 lakh hectares).
“More than half of the sowing is complete. The area is likely to decrease by 2-3 percent compared to 113,000 hectares last year as planting will be completed by July 15. We see some gains in Gujarat and Rajasthan, while there may be a decline in MP and Maharashtra with “The shift to cotton and pulses like tur,” said D.N. Pathak, executive director of the Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), the main trade body for soybeans.
SOPA estimated production at 124.11 thousand tons during the 2022 fall season, up from 118.89 thousand tons in the previous year. In the second advanced estimate, the government put soybean production at 139.75 thousand tons. An area in Rajasthan and Gujarat, where farmers increased acreage for soybean cultivation early in the rains brought on by Cyclone Pebarjoy last month.
Soybean cultivation is in full swing and the planting season will end by mid-July. As of July 9, soybean acreage across the country amounted to 63.54 lakh hectares, down 18 percent from the same period last year’s 77.84 lakh hectares. Maharashtra accounted for a large part of this decline as only 11.05 thousand hectares were cultivated, down 58 percent from last year’s 26.13 thousand hectares. Lack of rain and shift to other crops like pulses and cotton are said to be the reasons for the decline in the area in Maharashtra.
In Madhya Pradesh, the largest soybean producing state, acreage decreased at 37 thousand hectares compared to 38.65 last year. Similarly, Karnataka also saw a decrease in the acreage of soybean at 2.67 lakh hectares as compared to 3.7 lakh hectares last year due to rainfall deficit.
However, Rajasthan saw significant gains in soybean acreage at 10.44 thousand hectares, an increase of about 50 percent over the same period last year’s 6.97 thousand hectares. Gujarat has also seen an increase in area at 2.01 lakh hectares (1.35 lakh hectares).
“More than half of the sowing is complete. The area is likely to decrease by 2-3 percent compared to 113,000 hectares last year as planting will be completed by July 15. We see some gains in Gujarat and Rajasthan, while there may be a decline in MP and Maharashtra with “The shift to cotton and pulses like tur,” said D.N. Pathak, executive director of the Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), the main trade body for soybeans.
SOPA estimated production at 124.11 thousand tons during the 2022 fall season, up from 118.89 thousand tons in the previous year. In the second advanced estimate, the government put soybean production at 139.75 thousand tons.