As per the data released by Ministry of Agriculture, area under soybean crop across the country for kharif 2017-18 was 73.44 lakh hectares till July 14, down by around 12% on year. Last year the acreage was 83.14 lakh hectares. This year soybean area has been shifted towards cotton due to better realization from cotton last year.
Information source: www.skymetweather.com