Coverage of Kharif Acreage in GNFC's Area as on 26.09.2025 ( Lakh, ha)
State Gujarat Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh
Normal Acreage 50 111 127 121 110
Actual Acreage 73 157 140 129 138
% Coverage 146% 141% 110% 107% 126%
Total
In GNFC's operation area, the acreages have been as below:
Rabi (Oct to Mar) – Against Rabi normal acreage (average of previous 5 years) of 638 Lakh hectare, the country had achieved 677 Lakh hectare registering 6% growth over normal.
Crop
Wheat Paddy Pulses Coarse cereals Oilseeds Total
Progress - Rabi area coverage - As on 30.01.2026 - Lakh Hectare
Normal Acreage Rabi
Actual
Variance over PY
Acreage 6 0 5 1 4 16
Coverage (%) against Normal of Season
This year Rabi has shown increase in the area cultivated under crops, compared to previous year. The oilseeds crops and pulses crops recorded significant change in cultivation area due to government’s efforts to achieve selfsufficiency in Oilseed production.
Source: PIB, 2026
In GNFC’s operation area, the acreages have been as below:
Rabi Coverage of Acreage in GNFC's Area - Lakh Hectare (As on Jan 30, 2026)
State Gujarat Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Total
Normal Acreage 22 57 107 84 123 393
Actual Acreage 26 61 114 95 120 415
% Coverage 119% 107% 106% 113% 98% 106%
As per the production, second advance estimates of Department of Agriculture and Farmers welfare, total food grain production in 2025-26 is estimated to be 348.65 million tonnes (MT), against food production in the 2024-25 crop year which was pegged at 330.9 MT (Second Advance Estimates, 2025-26)
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