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The Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA), the apex trade body for the oilseeds, expects the acreage under soyabean to drop by around 5 per cent this kharif season. This is mainly on account of many farmers shifting to other alternate crops such as maize, red gram (arhar or pigeon pea) and cotton as soyabean had fetched poor returns in the last two consecutive years due to low market prices, it said.
“The overall drop may be around 5 per cent, but a better estimate will be available only after the sowing is complete” said DN Pathak, Executive Director, SOPA. Last year, according to the association, soyabean was planted on about 117.48 lakh hectares (lh).
Soyabean sowing is currently on in the key producing States of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Karnataka among others. Per SOPA’s estimates, soyabean sowing is complete on about 42.98 lh till June 30.
“The monsoon has arrived on time this year and soyabean is currently in progress across key States. It is expected that the sowing across India will be completed by July 15,” SOPA said.
In Madhya Pradesh, the largest producing State, soyabean has been sown on about 15.4 lh, while in Maharashtra, the acreage is estimated at 18.4 lh. In Rajasthan, SOPA estimates the acreage at 3.7 lh, while in Karnataka at 2.78 lh and Telangana at 1.46 lh. “In Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, poor germination has been reported in some areas, leading to re-sowing,” SOPA said.
Per the government data, soyabean has been sown on 20.6 lh as of June 23. According to SOPA estimate, soyabean production was 125 lakh tonnes with an average yield of 1,064 kg per hectare during kharif 2024 season.
The government has increased the minimum support price for soyabean to ₹5,328 per quintal during the 2025 kharif season — up ₹436 from last year. Currently, soyabean prices are prevailing lower than the kharif 2024 MSP across various mandis. In MP, the modal price on Monday ranged between ₹3,800 and ₹4,350 per quintal across various mandis.
Published on June 30, 2025
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