Cumulative rainfall departure from 1st June'22 to 29th July '22 recorded above average by 32% in Maharashtra, 57% in Rajasthan, 20% in Madhya Pradesh. As of July 29th, '22, all India Kharif soybean sowing progress is up by 3% to 114.69 lakh hectares as compared to 111.89 lakh hectares last year in the same period. Agri Watch expects soybean acreage to decline by 5–8% due to acreage shift to cotton and maize.