Kharif sowing slows amid patchy rains as paddy, oilseeds decline sharply

As of 10 July, farmers had sown kharif crops across 53.12 million hectares, down from 63.25 million hectares a year ago, according to government data.

The sown area is also 1.8 million hectares below the normal acreage—defined as the 2021–25 average.