Cotton of many states of the country is an important crop, but this year it is believed that the area of the crop may decrease. Even last year, the cotton area has declined, and this year it is likely to fall by 3 percent. It is said that farmers have begun to return to the cultivation of pulses and oil seeds. Because of this, his mind began to eliminate his cotton cultivation. This is due to the reduction in the area of cotton cultivation in 2025-26.
Three percent of the total fall
On behalf of the United States Agriculture Department (USDA), the cotton area in India is estimated to be 110 lakh hectares per year. Comparing it from last year, it has declined by three percent. Farmers have cultivated crops such as pulses and oil seeds this year.
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According to the newspaper The Hindu report, despite the decline in the transfer field, India’s cotton production can be up to 25 million 480 pounds based on the normal monsoon season. The average yield of the USDA may be up to 477 kg per hectare. This financial estimate of the financial year 2024-25 is three per cent per hectare per hectare. Inadequate irrigation facilities and water available areas are expected to produce so much.
Instead of lentil, maize, kower cotton
It is said that the plantation area in Punjab is similar by the US Agriculture Department, but it will decrease in Haryana. According to the report, it is likely to fall by five percent in Haryana because farmers have returned to paddy cultivation. In both states, there is hope that the yield will fall as farmers have begun to use more water for other crops.
3 percent reduction in Gujarat
At the same time, Rajasthan may have a two percent decline in the planting sector of cotton. The farmers here wanted to cultivate GWAR, maize and pulses. At the same time, due to the best insect management, the yield can increase here. Similarly, Gujarat, which produces more cotton, may decrease three percent compared to last year. The farmers here have now begun to grow lentils, peanuts, cumin and sesame.
Maharashtra’s unreal farmers
At the same time, if we talk about Maharashtra, the situation here will look like last year. The farmers here are dissatisfied with the low prices of soybein. Due to this, farmers are now giving priority to crop diversity. In such a situation, Tur (Arhar) tops the list of his pulses and Makkah. At the same time, in Madhya Pradesh, the cotton area is estimated to decline by five per cent. Even here, farmers have begun to return to oilseeds and pulses.
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The south is falling seven percent
The state of the southern states is similar. Due to strong government programs here, ethanol production is promoted. In such a situation, farmers are cultivating rice and maize. Because of this, cotton cultivation in the south will decrease by up to seven percent.