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Rural Voice · India · India's 2026 monsoon records driest June in 146 years, kharif at risk
Reports total kharif sowing reached 119.90 lakh hectares (11.99 million ha) by June 19, up 1.95 lakh ha year-on-year; rice at 12.36 vs 8.09 lakh ha (up 4.26 lakh ha, driven by eastern India), pulses ahead, but cotton collapsed from 13.19 to 9.53 lakh ha (-28%), signalling Maharashtra and Gujarat farmers holding back planting pending rainfall.
“Total kharif sowing crossed 119.90 lakh ha by June 19, slightly ahead of 2025; but cotton down 28% as Maharashtra and Gujarat wait for rain.”