IMD’s Agrimet division has advised farmers to harvest the soybean crop after physiological maturity in the Malwa plateau region in Madhya Pradesh. Eight districts, including Indore, fall under the Malwa region. Agrimet has also advised farmers not to burn the crop residue and prepare the field for sowing of gram crop. Soybean acreage in Madhya Pradesh, the largest producer in the country, this kharif season was at 5 mln ha, down 7.2% on year