Soybean has been sown in 2.20 lakh hectare in areas near Indore, indicating that there was no shift in crop sowing pattern despite huge losses incurred to Soya industry in last season. The acreage under Kharif 2016 Soybean crop was 110.65 lakh hectares and the production was 69.29 lakh tons against the 87.1 lakh tones in 2014-2015.