New Delhi, July 22 -- India's kharif sowing has recorded a significant 4.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase as of July 18, 2025, supported by an above-normal monsoon and improved reservoir levels across the country, according to a recent report by Bank of Baroda.

The report further reveals that the total area under kharif crops has reached 708.31 lakh hectares, up from 680.38 lakh hectares during the same period last year. This improvement comes on the back of 6 per cent above-average rainfall recorded during the current monsoon season as the South-West monsoon progressed steadily across key agricultural regions.

Leading the growth are coarse cereals and rice, which saw sowing increase by 13.6 per cent and 12.4 per cent respectively...