COMMODITY
Area coverage under summer crops rises around 4% to 83.08 lakh hectare till May 15
May-19-2026

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has said that area coverage under summer crops rose by 3.84% to 83.08 lakh hectare till May 15, 2026 as compared to 80.01 lakh hectare area covered under summer crops in the corresponding period of the previous year (2025). Final Summer Area in 2025 was 83.92 lakh hectare.

Of the total, Rice has been sown in 31.05 lakh hectare as on May 15, lower compared to 32.42 lakh hectare in corresponding period a year ago. The area covered under pluses (Greengram, Blackgram, Other Pulses) rose to 24.97 lakh hectares as on May 15 compared to 23.76 lakh hectares during the corresponding period of the previous year. 

The coverage under Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals (Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Small Millets, and Maize) increased to 16.01 lakh hectares as on May 15 against 14.25 lakh hectares in corresponding period a year ago. The sowing area under Oilseeds (Groundnut, Sunflower, Sesamum, and Other Oil seeds) increased to 11.04 lakh hectares as on May 15 as compared to 9.58 lakh hectares in corresponding period a year ago.

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