Record Foodgrain production of 150.50 million tonnes estimated in Kharif Season - 2021-22
As per First Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major Kharif crops for 2021-22 is as under:
- Foodgrains – 150.50 million tonnes. (record)
- Rice – 107.04 million tonnes.(record)
- Nutri / Coarse Cereals – 34.00 million tonnes.
- Maize – 21.24 million tonnes.
- Pulses – 9.45 million tonnes.
- Tur – 4.43 million tonnes.
- Oilseeds – 23.39 million tonnes.
- Groundnut – 8.25million tonnes.
- Soybean – 12.72 million tonnes.
- Cotton – 36.22 million bales (of 170 kg each) (record)
- Jute & Mesta –9.61 million bales (of 180 kg each)
- Sugarcane – 419.25 million tonnes (record)
As per First Advance Estimates for 2021-22 (Kharif Only), total foodgrain production in the country is estimated at a record 150.50 million tonnes which is higher by 12.71 million tonnes than the average foodgrain production of the previous five years (2015-16 to 2019-20).
The total production of Kharif rice during 2021-22 is estimated at 107.04 million tonnes. It is higher by 9.21 million tonnes than the previous five years’ (2015-16 to 2019-20) average Kharif rice production of 97.83 million tonnes.
Production of Kharif nutri / coarse cereals is estimated at 34.00 million tonnes which is higher by 2.11 million tonnes than the average production of 31.89 million tonnes.
Total kharif pulses production during 2021-22 is estimated at 9.45 million tonnes. It is higher by 1.39 million tonnes than average pulses production of 8.06 million tonnes.
Total kharif oilseeds production in the country during 2021-22 is estimated at 23.39 million tonnes which is higher by 2.96 million tonnes than the average oilseeds production of 20.42 million tonnes.
Total production of sugarcane in the country during 2021-22 is estimated at 419.25 million tonnes. The production of sugarcane during 2021-22 is higher by 57.18 million tonnes than the average sugarcane production of 362.07 million tonnes.
Production of cotton estimated at 36.22 million bales (of 170 kg each) and production of Jute & Mesta estimated at 9.61 million bales (of 180 kg each).
The estimated production of various crops (Kharif only) as per the First Advance Estimates for 2021-22 vis-Ã -vis the comparative estimates for the years 2005-06 onwards is enclosed.
First Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains for 2021-22
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