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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Foodgrain output to touch new record of 284.83 mn tonnes in 2017-18

Foodgrain output to touch new record of 284.83 mn tonnes in 2017-18

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published Published on Aug 29, 2018   modified Modified on Aug 29, 2018
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New Delhi: India’s foodgrain production is estimated to grow to an all-time high of 284.83 million tonnes in the 2017-18 crop year ending June, driven by record output in wheat, rice, coarse cereals and pulses after a normal monsoon, according to the Agriculture Ministry.

Wheat output has been pegged at record 99.70 million tonnes, rice at Rs 112.91 million tonnes and pulses at 25.23 million tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year, it said.

The previous record foodgrain output was 275.11 million tonnes achieved in the 2016-17 crop year. The foodgrain basket comprises of rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses.

In its fourth advance estimate released today, the ministry revised upward the total foodgrain production by 5.3 million tonnes from the previous projection of 279.51 million tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year.

“As a result of near normal rainfall during monsoon 2017 and various policy initiatives taken by the government, the country has witnessed record foodgrain production in 2017-18,” the ministry said in a statement.

Wheat

Wheat production has been revised upward by 1.06 million tonnes to record 99.70 million tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year from its previous projection. In 2016-17, wheat output stood at 98.51 million tonnes.

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The Hindu Business Line, 28 August, 2018, https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/foodgrain-output-to-touch-new-record-of-28483-mn-tonnes-in-2017-18/article24802407.ece?homepage=tru


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