Madhya Pradesh, the top producer of soybean, is likely to face a shortage of over 15,700 tn certified seeds in 2018-19 (Jul-Jun) kharif season due to patchy monsoon rains last year. less soybean seeds available with the state agencies for sowing in upcoming kharif season. A shortfall of 15,700 tn certified seeds will lead to a fall in acreage of 157,000 ha. The shortage in certified soybean seeds is way higher than the Centre’s estimate of 9,300 tn for the country, against a requirement of 290,976 tn. Madhya Pradesh requires over 50% of around 1.1 mln tn of certified and non-certified soybean seeds in the country.