{"id":1620,"date":"2026-07-14T00:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2026-07-14T00:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:28:56","slug":"kharif-acreage-falls-16-but-ethanol-effect-boosts-sugarcane-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=1620","title":{"rendered":"Kharif acreage falls 16%, but ethanol effect boosts sugarcane | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132378543,imgsize-254976,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kharif-sowing.jpg\" alt=\"Kharif acreage falls 16%, but ethanol effect boosts sugarcane\" title=\"File photo\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Overall acreage of kharif (summer-sown) crops in the country fell 16% as of last Friday, with most crops reporting a decrease in sown area compared to the same period in 2025.<!-- --> But farmers&#8217; love for water-guzzling cash crop sugarcane, in demand for ethanol, is intact despite pressure on water resources due to weak monsoon.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Updated data, released by agriculture ministry Monday, showed acreage of sugarcane at 57.5 lakh hectares (LHa) as of July 10 was higher not only than acreage (56.7 LHa) of last year, but also normal acreage (average of last five years) of 54.2 LHa.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Kharif sown area: Pulses, cereals, oilseeds show highest decline<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Some other cash crops, including jute and mesta, too reported higher acreage so far this year than the corresponding period in 2025. <!-- -->Around 50% of kharif sowing is completed by mid-July. Sugarcane, of late, has been at the centre of a debate due to controversy around use of ethanol-petrol mix (E20) in vehicles.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Farmers\u2019 choice of the crop, however, shows why they may like govt\u2019s ethanol push to continue, giving credence to the argument that the move is not only reducing India\u2019s import bills but also helping farmers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kharif sown area: Pulses, cereals, oilseeds show highest decline\" msid=\"132378539\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-132378539\/kharif-sown-area-pulses-cereals-oilseeds-show-highest-decline.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The acreage figures showed the highest decline of more than 23% in sown area of pulses, followed by coarse cereals (22%), oilseeds (21%), cotton (15%), and paddy (9%).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Decline in sown area of coarse cereals (millets and maize), which consume significantly less water than paddy and sugarcane, shows farmers\u2019 insistence on those crops that can easily find them markets and fetch them better price. They are not inclined to diversification even as the coarse cereals are pushed as a better choice during the year of \u2018below normal\u2019 or \u2018deficient\u2019 rainfall.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/kharif-acreage-falls-16-but-ethanol-effect-boosts-sugarcane\/articleshow\/132378532.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Overall acreage of kharif (summer-sown) crops in the country fell 16% as of last Friday, with most crops reporting a decrease in sown area compared to the same period in 2025. 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