What happened: Kharif crop area coverage progress as on 24.07.2026

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare published crop-wise Kharif area coverage figures (in lakh hectare) and compared crop areas for 2026 area sown against the reported 2025 final area coverage. The comparison column in the table is “Increase (+) / Decrease (-) over 2025”. The release date is 29.07.2026, and the status is reported “as on 24.07.2026”.

Overall Kharif total across the listed crops:

- Normal area (baseline): 1104.46 lakh ha; final area coverage 2025: 1134.27 lakh ha; 2025 area sown: 787.37 lakh ha; 2026 area sown: 826.19 lakh ha; table change column shows -38.82 over 2025 (table’s sign convention).

Major crop-group movements: 2026 area sown vs 2025 area sown

The reported crop-group areas show different directions across major categories:

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