India's foodgrain production reaches at record 332.22 million tonne in 2023-24 crop year

26 Sep 2024 Evaluate

With bumper output of wheat and rice, the agriculture ministry has said that India's foodgrain production reached a record 332.22 million tonne in the 2023-24 crop year ended June. The agricultural crop year in India is from July to June. The final estimate for 2023-24 shows an increase of 2.61 million tonne from the previous year's 329.6 million tonne.

Rice production touched a record 137.82 million tonne, up from 135.75 million tonne in 2022-23. Wheat output also hit a high of 113.29 million tonne as compared to 110.55 million tonne the previous year. However, pulses production declined to 24.24 million tonne from 26.05 million tonne and oilseeds output fell to 39.66 million tonne from 41.35 million tonne.

The ministry attributed the decline in pulses, coarse cereals, soybean and cotton production to drought-like conditions in southern states, including Maharashtra and prolonged dry spell during August especially in Rajasthan. Sugarcane production decreased to 453.15 million tonne from 490.53 million tonne, and cotton output fell to 32.52 million bales (1 bale equals to 170 kg) from 33.66 million bales.


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