The production estimates of Soybean during kharif 2015 is put at 86.43 lakh tonnes, which is 3.57 lakh tonnes lower (3.97 per cent), according to the Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA). SOPA, which has released its estimates for area under soybean cultivation, production and productivity for Kharif 2015, has also revised its estimates of Kharif 2014 soybean crop to 90 lakh tonnes. The carryover of Soybean from last year is estimated at 9 lakh tonnes.
This year SOPA conducted Satellite based survey to ascertain the area under soybean cultivation in 58 major Soybean growing districts in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. For rest of the country, the government’s area figures have been considered. To access the estimates of productivity and production, an extensive survey of standing and under harvest crop was conducted in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan during September 15, 2015, to 24th September, 2015. To calculate the realistic productivity and production of Soybean, all the major factors have been taken into account.
