**Executive Summary**
This report from the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, dated December 26, 2025, presents the Rabi crop area coverage data. It highlights robust growth in Rabi sowing, with total area coverage increasing by 6.87 lakh hectares over the last year. The overall Rabi crop coverage has reached 614.30 lakh hectares.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Overall Coverage:**
* Overall Rabi crop coverage reaches 614.30 lakh hectares.
* **Area Coverage (in lakh hectares):**
* Wheat: 322.68 (2025-26)
* Rice: 14.90 (2025-26)
* Pulses: 133.44 (2025-26)
* Gram: 95.88 (2025-26)
* Lentil: 17.06 (2025-26)
* Shri Anna & Coarse cereals: 49.00 (2025-26)
* Jowar: 20.38 (2025-26)
* Oilseeds: 94.29 (2025-26)
* Rapeseed & Mustard: 87.80 (2025-26)
* **Increases Over Corresponding Period 2024-25:**
* Total crops: 6.87
* Pulses Area Rises by 3.65 Lakh Hectare
* Gram Records Significant Increase of 4.66 Lakh Hectare
* Oilseeds: 1.04
* Wheat: 0.19
* Rice: 1.89
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare**
* **Impact:** The report provides an update on the progress of area coverage under Rabi crops as of December 26, 2025.
* **Action Required:** Continue monitoring the progress of Rabi crop coverage and analyze the factors contributing to the observed changes.
**Farmers**
* **Impact:** The data informs farmers about the area coverage trends for various Rabi crops, potentially influencing their planting decisions for the next season.
* **Action Required:** Review the area coverage data for different crops to make informed decisions about which crops to plant in the next season.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: Responsible for reporting Rabi crop area coverage.
Rabi crop: The subject of the area coverage data, including crops like wheat, pulses, and oilseeds.
Area coverage: The primary metric reported, representing land area used for Rabi crops (in lakh hectares).
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Rabi crop area coverage data as of 26th
December 2025
Rabi Sowing Records Robust Growth; Total Area Coverage
Increases by 6.87 Lakh Hectare over Last Year
Pulses Area Rises by 3.65 Lakh Hectare; Gram Records
Significant Increase of 4.66 Lakh Hectare
Overall Rabi Crop Coverage Reaches 614.30 Lakh Hectare
Reflecting Steady Progress of the Season
प्रव तथ: 29 DEC 2025 7:13PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released the progress of area coverage under Rabi crops
as on 26th December 2025.
(Area in lakh hactare)
Prograssive Area Sown Increase (+) /
S. Normal Final Decrease (-)
Crops Rabi Rabi over
No.
corrosponding
Area Area
2025- Corrosponding
period 2024-
(DES) 2024-25
26 period 2024-25
25
1 Wheat 312.35 328.04 322.68 322.49 0.19
2 Rice * 42.93 44.73 14.90 13.01 1.89
3 Pulses 140.42 134.08 133.44 129.79 3.65
a Gram 100.99 91.22 95.88 91.22 4.66
b Lentil 15.13 16.99 17.06 16.85 0.21c Fieldpea $ 6.50 - 7.92 8.27 -0.35
d Kulthi $ 1.98 - 1.84 2.38 -0.54
e Urdbean * 6.16 6.18 3.63 3.86 -0.23
f Moongbean * 1.41 1.36 0.52 0.50 0.02
g Lathyrus $ 2.79 - 2.82 2.84 -0.02
h Other Pulses $ 5.46 18.33 3.76 3.86 -0.11
4 Shri Anna & 55.33 59.05 49.00 48.89 0.10
Coarse cereals
a Jowar * 24.62 25.17 20.38 22.00 -1.62
b Bajra # 0.59 - 0.11 0.12 -0.01
c Ragi # 0.72 - 0.69 0.49 0.20
d Small Millets # 0.16 - 0.13 0.09 0.03
e Maize * 23.61 27.80 20.92 20.12 0.80
f Barley 5.63 6.08 6.78 6.08 0.70
5 Oilseeds 86.78 93.49 94.29 93.25 1.04
a Rapeseed & 79.17 86.57 87.80 86.57 1.23
Mustard
b Groundnut * 3.69 3.37 2.77 3.29 -0.52
c Safflower 0.72 0.64 0.83 0.64 0.19
d Sunflower * 0.79 0.81 0.45 0.34 0.11
e Sesamum * 0.48 0.41 0.09 0.11 -0.02
f Linseed 1.93 1.69 1.99 2.00 -0.01
g Other Oilseeds 0.00 - 0.35 0.29 0.06Total Crops 637.81 659.39 614.30 607.43 6.87
Note: *Average of 2022-23 to 2024-25, $ average (2016-17 to 2020-21) as per DES, # Average of
(2018-19 to 2022-23) as per CWWG report.
Area: In lakh hectare
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