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- A revival in monsoon rains has accelerated summer crop planting across India, sharply reducing an earlier sowing deficit caused by delayed and weak rainfall.
- Summer crop sowing was nearly a quarter lower than a year earlier at the end of June, but the shortfall has narrowed to less than 5%, with 78.7 million hectares planted as of July 24 compared with 82.6 million hectares last year.
- Rice, soybean, corn and cotton areas remain slightly below last year's levels, while sugar cane area has risen 1.5%.
- The monsoon matters because India is the world's largest rice exporter and the biggest importer of vegetable oils, so crop planting affects global trade.
What to watch next
- Whether regions still facing rainfall deficits of up to 40% catch up with the rest of the country
- Whether rice, soybean, corn and cotton planting areas close the remaining gap with last year's levels
- Further updates from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on total sown area
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