Soyabean output is headed for a record 108.17 lakh tonnes (lt) this year against 94.75 lt last year, according to the Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA) projections. SOPA's projections are based on 8 per cent increase in the area under soyabean. The total area under soyabean in all States has been pegged at 96.24 lakh hectare (lh) till September 24 compared with 88.49 lh last year.
The acreage in Madhya Pradesh, which accounts for over half of the total soyabean crop in the country, was at 51.43 lh with output being estimated at 57.75 lt against 48.79 lh amd 49.8 lt production, with increase in area witnessed in Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal, Guna, Shivpuri and Ashoknagar districts. The acreage in Maharashtra, No. 2 soyabean producing State, has reached 30.68 lh and output is seen at 36.47 lt, against 32.37 lt grown on 26.51lh last year.
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