# India's rabi acreage down 46% as sowing of all crops gets delayed

> Sowing of India's rabi crops was 46% lower as of October 30, at 37.56 lakh hectares against 69.02 lakh a year earlier, according to the Agriculture Ministry's weekly update. Mustard, pulses and wheat plantings were all sharply down, and wheat sowing had barely started. Officials said insufficient moisture and high daytime temperatures delayed planting, and that sowing is expected to pick up as temperatures cool.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:46:40.544Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76797-india-s-rabi-acreage-down-46-as-sowing-of-all-crops-gets-delayed
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp shortfall in winter sowing raises the risk of lower Indian wheat and pulse output, which could tighten domestic supply and support import demand and prices if the delay persists.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-29 | [2025 Crop outlook: Challenging acreage decisions ahead \| FCC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26480-2025-crop-outlook-challenging-acreage-decisions-ahead-fcc.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-16 | [UPDATE 1-GermanyGÇÖs 2018 wheat and rapeseed crops seen down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64982-update-1-germanygcos-2018-wheat-and-rapeseed-crops-seen-down.md) | +4.0% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-16 | [Grain sowing area in France to decrease by 7%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30696-grain-sowing-area-in-france-to-decrease-by-7.md) | -0.6% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-26 | [Rabo sees winter-crop area down 8pc on year to 23.1Mha - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19236-rabo-sees-winter-crop-area-down-8pc-on-year-to-23-1mha-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-28 | [French wheat crop rating slips, spring barley sowing accelerates \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25977-french-wheat-crop-rating-slips-spring-barley-sowing-accelerates-marketscreener.md) | -3.6% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/indias-rabi-acreage-down-46-as-sowing-of-all-crops-gets-delayed/article71657455.ece

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