With the smooth progress of Monsoon across the country, Soybean Sowing has started in full swing in Washim, Buldhana, Latur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Solapur districts of Maharashtra. Total sown area as on date is 1145948 ha against the 1808310 ha covered at the same time last year. Normal area under Soybean stands at around 3203380 ha.