COMMODITY
India’s foodgrains production likely at record 314.51 million tonnes for year 2021-22
May-20-2022

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in its third advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for the year 2021-22, has stated that the production of Foodgrains in the country is estimated at record 314.51 million tonnes which is higher by 3.77 million tonnes than the production of foodgrain during 2020-21. Record production is estimated of rice, maize, pulses, oilseeds, gram, rapeseed and mustard and sugarcane.

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that this record production of so many crops is the result of the farmer-friendly policies of the Central Government. Total production of Rice during 2021-22 is estimated at record 129.66 million tonnes. Production of Wheat during 2021-22 is estimated at 106.41 million tonnes. Production of Nutri / Coarse Cereals estimated at 50.70 million tonnes. Total Pulses production during 2021-22 is estimated at record 27.75 million tonnes.

Total Oilseeds production in the country during 2021-22 is estimated at record 38.50 million tonnes. Total production of Sugarcane in the country during 2021-22 is estimated at record 430.50 million tonnes. Production of Cotton and Jute & Mesta is estimated at 31.54 million bales (each of 170 kg) and 10.22 million bales (each of 180 kg), respectively.

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