# Rabi Sowing Lags 11.34 pc Behind Last Year; Wheat, Pulses and Oilseeds Face Setback Amid El Niño Concerns

> India's rabi crop sowing as of November 13 stood at 178.25 lakh hectares, down 11.34% from last year, with wheat acreage down 15.28%, pulses 14.34% and oilseeds 7.37%. The shortfall follows a 13% below-normal southwest monsoon and unseasonal rain, with El Niño adding uncertainty.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T00:15:51.603Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100263-rabi-sowing-lags-11-34-pc-behind-last-year-wheat-pulses-and-oilseeds-face
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian wheat, pulse and oilseed plantings could reduce domestic supply and raise import demand, supporting wheat and oilseed meal prices and tightening feed ingredient availability.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-26 | [Wheat price rises to highest in eight years on supply concerns \| Seeking Alpha](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47637-wheat-price-rises-to-highest-in-eight-years-on-supply-concerns-seeking-alpha.md) | +3.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-13 | [France sees fall in winter wheat and barley sowing after rain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32653-france-sees-fall-in-winter-wheat-and-barley-sowing-after-rain.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-22 | [Wheat soars to 9-year peak on supply concerns, strong demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44080-wheat-soars-to-9-year-peak-on-supply-concerns-strong-demand-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-13 | [French grain sowing lagging far behind after rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33129-french-grain-sowing-lagging-far-behind-after-rains.md) | -2.7% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-14 | [El Niño Likely to Develop, Threatening Crop Yields and Fueling Storm Concerns - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19188-el-nino-likely-to-develop-threatening-crop-yields-and-fueling-storm-concerns.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| SBM | 2016-04-22 | [Farming News - Oilseed Market Report: Prices rise on weather concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10300-farming-news-oilseed-market-report-prices-rise-on-weather-concerns.md) | +1.7% | +16.3% |
| SBM | 2023-08-03 | [‘The last crumb of fishmeal’: Fish oil and fishmeal prices face record new highs amid ‘acute’ supply shortage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34684-the-last-crumb-of-fishmeal-fish-oil-and-fishmeal-prices-face-record-new-highs.md) | -4.5% | -5.6% |
| SBM | 2023-06-01 | [Peru anchovy firms concerned over El Niño-driven delays to main fishing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35841-peru-anchovy-firms-concerned-over-el-nino-driven-delays-to-main-fishing-season.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- eng.ruralvoice.in: https://eng.ruralvoice.in/national/rabi-sowing-lags-11.34-pc-behind-last-year-wheat-pulses-and-oilseeds-face-setback-amid-el-nino-concerns.html

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