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Ref.: SOPA/2.11/ DRK/2008/18
Dated : 14th August, 2008
All Members,
ESTIMATES OF AREA UNDER SOYBEAN AND POSITION OF
CROP CONDITION IN KHARIF 2008
Dear Sir,
A report on the subject under reference is given below for your kind information.
Thanking you,
Very truly yours,
The Soybean Processors Association of India,
G.P. Saxena Prem Agrawal Rajesh Agrawal
Director (SDP) Convenor (SDP) Co-ordinator
ESTIMATES OF AREA UNDER SOYBEAN AND POSITION OF
CROP CONDITION IN KHARIF 2008
Madhya Pradesh: According to the data collected from the Director / Joint Agriculture / Dy.
Directors of Agriculture from the districts 51.43 Lakh ha, (Target 47.75 Lakh ha) area was sown in M.P. As the weather continues to remain open, sowings were continued till the end of second week and early part of third week of July.
This year early rains were there in the second week of June so the sowing was started in
Mandsaur, Ratlam, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sager Damoh, Indore, Dhar, Vidisha, Guna Shivpuri
Ashoknagar and Ujjain districts (M.P. sown area 10.624 Lakh ha up to 20/6/08) After this early out break of monsoon the later rains were delayed.
Normal to Deficient rainfall was experienced in the last week of June and first week of July 08.
After early spell of rains, gap in rains was observed delaying the sowing in the most of the
Soybean area. Then the sowing was continued till the last week of July. However the germination is good and crop sustained the drought spell.
The germination in this early sown crop was good and the crop is showing good growth,
Intercultural operation and weed control measures were undertaken. Minor incidence of Pest was reported due to cloudy weather but it was controlled by timely spraying. The farmers were advised to conserve the moisture in field and take precautions against weedicide.
Now the sowing has been more or less completed in Soybean crop and growth in general with the rains improving in last week of July 08 .The crop was good in early sown area.
There was marginal increase of area in Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal divisions, Guna, Shivpuri, and
Ashoknagar district.
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Estimated Sowing position in different District - Madhya Pradesh Soybean Crop
Districts
Sagar
Damoh
Panna
Tikamgarh
Chattarpur
Total Division
Gwalior
Shivpuri
Guna
Ashoknagar
Datia
Total Division
Morena
Sheopur Kalan
Bhind
Total Division
Rewa
Sidhi
Satna
Shahdol
Anooppur
Umaria
Singhroli
Total Division
G.Total M.P.
Ujjain
Mandsour
Neemuch
Ratlam
Dewas
Shajapur
Total Division
Indore
Dhar
Jhabua
Alirajpur
Khargone
Badwani
Khandwa
Burhanpur
Total Division
Bhopal
Sehore
Raisen
Vidisha
Betul
Rajgarh
Hoshangabad
Harda
Total Division
Jabalpur
Katni
Balaghat
Chhindwara
Mandla
Dindori
Seoni
Narsinghpur
Total Division
Area sown
Kharif 2006
Area sown
Kharif 2007
Area sown
Kharif 2008
0.008
0.005
0.002
1.22
0.006
0.045
0.953
0.631
2.87
0.825
2.392
0.805
1.436
1.765
2.574
1.815
1.548
13.16
4.129
2.23
1.163
1.8
2.56
3.03
14.912
2.154
2.35
0.349
0.554
0.276
1.34
0.134
7.157
1.32
0.504
0.007
2.785
0.003
0.047
0.002
0.052
0.32
1.782
0.409
0.023
0.232
0.268
2.714
0.304
0.65
2.02
0.456
0.056
0.241
0.283
3.056
0.177
0.968
1.643
0.776
0.01
3.574
0.005
0.216
0.002
0.223
0.337
0.02
0.52
0.025
0.018
0.005
0.635
0.035
0.02
0.001 0.006
0.904 1.038
44.554 48.792
Percentage against last year 48.792
105
Percentage against Target 47.75 lakh ha. 108
0.89
2.479
1.038
1.574
1.825
2.749
1.882
1.62
14.057
0.065
0.013
0.002
1.42
0.013
0.06
1.035
0.897
3.305
4.291
2.436
1.174
1.907
2.83
3.259
15.867
2.213
2.382
0.538
0.611
0.288
1.275
0.136
7.443
0.023
0.64
0.07
0.018
0.006
0.005
1.142
51.431
1.826
0.805
0.01
3.592 nil
0.135 nil
0.135
0.38
2.549
0.526
0.046
0.24
0.26
3.621
0.019
0.932
0.92
2.47
1.315
1.718
1.9
2.82
1.95
1.64
14.733
0.035
0.015
0.01
1.723
0.013
0.065
1.083
0.967
3.911
4.4
2.64
1.23
2.13
2.95
3.32
16.67
2.226
2.389
0.477
0.0654
0.6165
0.316
1.384
0.153
7.627
916.9
1134.5
423.7
1176.9
892.3
573.7
648.9
796.1
784.4
506.3
605.2
668.6
592
561
451.5
626.9
662.6
594.4
434.1
1155
848.7
867
350.6
834.1
893.6
710.8
764.3
495.5
544.6
471.3
741.9
910.4
499.8
567.8
Rainfall in mm
13/8/08
411.4
527.8
604.5
426.3
261.3
449.7
402.1
365
349.5
254
221.1
Area in lakh Ha.
-43
65
27
1
-49
1
10
-7
12
-13
-32
5
37
-17
1
-26
Rainfall %
Departure from normal
-18
8
23
-19
-58
-22
-22
-25
-25
-45
-47
-7
28
36
79
22
22
70
33
65
-37
93
47
26
-5
-10
-25
-5
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Maharashtra: In Maharashtra area under Soybean sown was 27.436 Lakh ha against sown area of 22.852 Lakh ha. during the corresponding period last year.
Crop sown early in some areas (9.46830 Lakh ha by 6/7/08) has shown good germination and having good growth. Good sowings were observed in districts like Amrawati, Akola, Washim and
Nagpur.
Revival of rains since the last week of July has resulted in narrowing of the area gap for the soybean crop in Latoor and Nasik division. Early sown crop has entered the flowering phase. In the late sown crop, condition is fairly good and it may improve with rains in late August and early
September.
Marginal incidence of Semi-looper caterpillar was observed which is being controlled by timely spraying.
Estimated Sowing Position in different District Maharashtra - Soybean
Area in lakh Ha.
Districts
Amravati
Yoatmal
Akola
Washim
Buldhana
Total Division
Nagpur
Wardha
Chandrapur
Bhandara
Gadchiroli
Gondia
Total Division
Latoor
Osmanabad
Parbhani
Hingoli
Nanded
Total Division
Nasik
Jalgaon
Dhulia
Nandurwar
Total Division
Pune
Ahmednagar
Solapur
Total Division
Aurangabad
Jalna
Bid
Total Division
Kolhapur
Sangli
Satara
Total Division
G.Total. M.S.
Area sown
Kharif 2006
0.017
0.07
0.017
0.104
0.047
0.366
0.496
0.909
1.131
1.322
4.673
0.212
0.182
0.133
0.284
0.811
0.587
0.406
0.288
1.281
27.436
1.55
0.084
0.077
0
7.208
1.445
0.121
0.654
3.538
2.987
1.373
2.291
2.261
12.45
3.032
2.465
0.03
0.541
0.028
0.599
0.081
0.346
0.507
0.934
1.1
1.477
5.481
0.362
0.192
0.13
0.286
0.97
0.563
0.529
0.267
1.359
26.515
2.939
2.698
0.905
1.933
1.916
10.391
2.832
2.236
1.552
0.09
0.07
0.001
6.781
1.811
0.371
0.722
0.011
0.519
0.038
0.568
0.105
0.133
0.424
0.662
1.176
1.31
4.408
0.355
0.272
0.059
0.014
0.79
0.523
0.594
0.273
1.39
23.072
1.426
0.072
0.051
0.001
6.248
1.014
0.177
0.713
2.12
2.681
0.586
1.912
1.707
9.006
2.69
2.008
Area sown
Kharif 2007
Area sown
Kharif 2008
Rainfall in mm
13/8/2008
375.7
466.9
281.6
328.7
296.2
614.3
582.6
776.2
694.6
939.9
855.0
281.8
222.1
278.0
260.5
357.2
620.1
258.5
240.6
648.7
470.7
164.5
153.0
198.9
231.1
235.4
1327.4
178.6
741.5
675.7
Rainfall %
Departure from normal
-27
-20.3
-36.4
-35.5
-29.2
-3.3
-2.4
6.7
-14.5
6.2
-1.9
-32
-44.2
-34.2
-51.1
-34.1
-4.7
-37.8
-29.4
22
-6.3
-31.3
-38
-46.2
-39.3
-32.2
2.5
-32.8
29
-8.4
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Rajasthan:- In Rajasthan the sowings were started with the monsoon, area sown till date was 8.49 Lakh ha. The crop condition is average to good. No incidence of pest and diseases are reported.
Estimated Sowing position in different District - Rajasthan
– Soybean
Area in lakh Ha.
Districts
Area sown
Kharif 2006
Area sown
Kharif 2007
Area sown
Kharif 2008
Rainfall in mm as on 12/08/08
Category
Kota CAD
Kota NCAD
Bundi CAD
Bundi NCAD
Baran CAD
Baran NCAD
Sawai Modhopur
Jhalawar
Total Division
Dungarpur
Udaipur
Banswara
Total Division
Pratapgarh
Chittor
Bhilwara
Rajsamund
0.6
0.38
0.14
0.047
0.35
0.751
0.007
1.8
4.075
0.001
0.05
0.202
0.253
1.428
0.046
0.001
0.954
0.554
0.409
0.2
0.447
1.202
0.025
2.1
5.891
0.01
0.07
0.2
0.28
1.413
0.045
0.006
1
0.48
0.5
0.256
0.5
1.574
0.016
2.35
6.676
0.002
0.055
0.255
0.312
0.945
0.530
0.027
0.001
591.5
476.17
642.53
580.00
502.02
309.00
392.89
396.93
534.00
520.55
367.12
207.63
Exc
Nor
Exc
Exc
Nor
Def
Nor
Def
Nor
Exc
Nor
Def
Total Division 1.475 1.464 1.502
Total Rajasthan 5.803 7.635 8.490 407.00 Exc 22
Rest of India
The area sown in other states such as Karnataka was1.87 Lakh ha, Andhra Pradesh was 1.45
Lakh ha, Chattishgarh 1.2 Lakh ha is marginally higher than last year and rest of India including
Gujarat 0.79 Lakh ha.
Rainfall %
Departure from normal
30
4
47
13
-25
4
36
28
-9
-32
-7
-33
The total coverage of the Soybean area including all the states comes to 92.666 Lakh ha. as against sown area of Kharif 2007 of 88.496 Lakh ha.
All India state wise and district wise area coverage (lakh ha.) along with last two years (2006
Kharif & 2007 Kharif) data of yield (kg per ha) and production (lakh Metric tones) is also appended for reference.
State-wise Area Coverage of Soybean during Kharif 2008
Area in Lakh ha, Yield in kg per ha, Production in lakh Metric tones as on 8th August ‘08
Name of State
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Chattisgarh
Rest of India
G.Total
Area sown
44.554
23.072
5.803
1.065
1.544
0.824
0.3
77.162
Kharif 2006
Yield in Kg per ha.
Total produc- tion
885
1040
850
940
850
750
730
927
39.429
23.987
4.930
1.001
1.312
0.618
0.219
71.496
Area sown
48.792
26.515
7.635
1.07
1.62
1.10
1.764
88.496
Kharif 2007
Yield in Kg per ha.
Total produc- tion
1021
1221
963
1278
950
800
800
1070
49.809
32.374
7.354
1.367
1.539
0.880
1.411
94.734
Targeted
Area
Kharif 2008
% of
Sowing
47.75
26.51
7.70
1.25
1.78
1.15
1.00
87.14
104
104
79
106
108
103
111
116
Sown
Area
51.430
27.436
8.490
1.450
1.870
1.200
0.790
92.666
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