According to Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the area under Rabi Wheat is decreased by 13 percent to 1804.5 thousand hectares as against 2065 thousand hectares sowed during the same period last year.

Madhya Pradesh stands out among the Indian states as the one that contributes the most to the sowing of Wheat, with 1283 thousand hectares. Comparing this to the 1389 thousand hectares of sowing over the same period last year, there has been an decreased by 8%.