# India’s mustard sowing lags 25% behind last year due to moisture shortages

> By November 6, mustard and rapeseed planting in India had reached 4.03 million hectares, down 25.4% from a year earlier, amid low soil moisture after a weak monsoon. Rabi sowing overall was also behind last year, including wheat planting, as farmers in major growing states delayed fieldwork while awaiting better moisture conditions.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T09:08:04.064Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91483-india-s-mustard-sowing-lags-25-behind-last-year-due-to-moisture-shortages
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed planting and moisture shortages could reduce harvested area or yields, tightening domestic oilseed supplies and edible-oil production. The risk is supportive for oilseed prices if planting does not catch up.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-18 | [CBOT wheat prices rise amid moisture shortage in the Black Sea region](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5627-cbot-wheat-prices-rise-amid-moisture-shortage-in-the-black-sea-region.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |
| 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 | 2023-09-01 | [After India's Driest August In Over 100 Years, More Grain Export Curbs Likely](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34049-after-india-s-driest-august-in-over-100-years-more-grain-export-curbs-likely.md) | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-09 | [La Niña Is Forecast to Impact Global Agriculture for a Third Year in a Row](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40859-la-nina-is-forecast-to-impact-global-agriculture-for-a-third-year-in-a-row.md) | +1.2% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-06 | [France May See Worst Wheat Damage in Years Due to Non-Stop Rain - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29701-france-may-see-worst-wheat-damage-in-years-due-to-non-stop-rain-bloomberg.md) | +3.7% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/indias-mustard-sowing-lags-25-behind-last-year-due-to-moisture-shortages/

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