New Delhi, July 1 -- The overall sown area for Kharif crops has improved by 11.3 per cent as of June 27, 2025, on year on year basis, as South-West monsoon has picked up pace, with rainfall recorded at 9 per cent above the Long Period Average (LPA) until June 30, 2025, revealed a recent report by Bank of Baroda.

The report further adds that, the higher sown area is particularly evident in pulses and rice, which have grown by 37.2 per cent and 47.3 per cent respectively.

Particularly, within pulses, urad and moong bean have registered an increase. Oilseeds, led by soybean and groundnut, have also seen higher acreage. In contrast, the sown area for cotton and jute & mesta has declined by 8.9 per cent and 2.7 per cent respectively for the ...