December 4, 2025
As the rabi season seedings progress, we take a look at the pace and potential of the crop, asking industry experts to assess the current state of the expectations.
Rabi pulses are being seeded faster YoY, but slower than the five-year average.
Information released over the recent weeks shows that this year's rabi seeding came quickly out of the traps in November, showing positive signs for India's largest pulse crop.
The most recent data from the Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare shows that as of November 28, rabi seedings for pulses were ahead of the same period last year by nearly 200,000 ha. By the same point last year, 8.51 million ha had been planted, compared to 8.7 million ha this year — a 2% rise.
A Stat Publishing article on December 1 reported that while the seedings for this year's rabi crop may be nominally ahead of last year, they are actually behind the five-year average.
With 8.7 million ha of pulses planted by November 28, this is 11.5% behind the five-year average of 9.7 million ha by the same date. Indian government data from the previous week shows pulse seedings were 9% ahead YoY, compared to just 2% ahead by November 28 – a significant slowdown.
Lentils are seeding more slowly than chickpeas, at 98,000 hectares ahead YoY, compared to 236,000 hectares ahead, showing chana pace is far outstripping the other rabi pulses.
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