India projects record foodgrain production, and lower wheat output in the 2021-22 crop year
India
Published Aug 18, 2022
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Releasing the fourth advance estimate for the 2021-22 crop year, the Union agriculture ministry has announced a record output is also estimated for rice, maize, gram, pulses, rapeseed and mustard, oilseeds and sugarcane. The crop year 2021-22 was from July 2021 to June 2022. The country’s overall foodgrain production is estimated to be record 315.72 million tonnes in the crop year that ended in June 2022, according to the ministry.
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In the 2020-21 crop year, the country’s foodgrain output, comprising wheat, rice, pulses and coarse cereals, stood at record 310.74 million tonnes. As per the data, wheat production is pegged lower at 106.84 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year as against 109.59 million tonnes in the previous year. The wheat production is estimated to have declined due to heatwave that resulted in shrivelled grains in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana. However, rice production is projected at record 130.29 million tonnes in the crop year under review as against 124.37 million tonnes in the year-ago period. The ministry said the output of coarse cereals is likely to decline to 50.90 million tonnes from 51.32 million tonnes. Pulses output is estimated to be at record 27.69 million tonnes compared to 25.46 million tonnes in the 2020-21 crop year. In the non-food grain category, the production of oilseeds is projected to be record 37.69 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year as against ...
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