Acreage of Kharif soybean in the country was at 16,800 ha, up 28.2%. The normal area of soybean for the period is 5,100 ha. Normal area is calculated by taking out the average value of acreage in the last five years during the corresponding period. Soybean sowing has so far started in Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttarakhand, and is higher in all the three states so far.