| Analyst | Sowings |
Harvested area |
Yield | Production | Crush |
Total domestic use |
Imports | Exports | Carryout stocks |
Date of estimate |
| IGC | 50.0 | 43.4 | 49.9 | 6.2 | 5.825 | 5.38 | May 21 2026 | |||
| USDA Wasde | 17.100 | 2.92 | 50.000 | 43.000 | 49.900 | 6.500 | 6.000 | 23.921 | May 12 2026 | |
| USDA attache | 17.400 | 17.100 | 2.8655 | 49.000 | 42.000 | 47.000 | 6.500 | 5.500 | 8.149 | April 9 2026 |
| IGC | 49.75 | 42.5 | 49.0 | 5.9 | 4.775 | 6.55 | March 19 2026 | |||
| Area data in million hectares, yield in tonnes per hectare, and other data in million tonnes. Area data reported just as “area” included in sowings column, unless specified as “harvested area” Stocks data differ markedly because of different marketing year dates. USDA uses an October-September year. *= as of end of August |
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