Tag: India rice acreage

India: Rice sowing hits fresh peak in kharif season 2025-26; acreage expands by 5.91 lakh hectares

Oct 6, 2025

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by

Yashika Agrawal

in Grains, Rice

Planting crosses 5-year average, boosted by early monsoon Higher coverage reinforces supply outlook, stock confidence India’s rice acreage for the 2025-26 kharif season has climbed up by 5.91 lakh hectares to 441.58 lakh hectares from 435.68 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) showed.…