Foodgrains Production in 2013-14 Likely to Cross 263 MT: Highest Ever Production-2nd Advance Estimates of Crop Production

India is likely to produce 263.2 million tonnes of foodgrains during 2013-14 (includes kharif 2013 and rabi crops in the field at present) compared to 257.13 million tonnes last year as per the second advance estimates of crop production. This is 6 million tonnes higher than the production last year.

Rice production is expected at record106.19 million tonne and wheat production is expected to reach 95.60 million tonnes, again a record.

Record production has also been achieved in the case of maize (23.29 million tonne), tur (3.34 million tonne), all pulses put together (19.77 million tonne), nine major oilseeds put together (32.98 million tonne) and cotton (35.60 million bales).

The production estimates for major crops for 2013-14 as compared to final estimates for the previous 5 years are as follows (in million tonnes):

Crop 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2nd Advance EstimatesRice 99.18 89.09 95.98 105.31 105.24 106.19Wheat 80.68 80.8 86.87 94.88 93.51 95.6Jowar 7.25 6.7 7 6.01 5.28 5.53Bajra 8.89 6.51 10.37 10.28 8.74 8.8Maize 19.73 16.72 21.73 21.76 22.26 23.29Coarse Cereals 40.04 33.55 43.4 42.04 40.04 41.64Tur 2.27 2.46 2.86 2.65 3.02 3.34Gram 7.06 7.48 8.22 7.7 8.83 9.79Urad 1.17 1.24 1.76 1.77 1.9 1.59Moong 1.03 0.69 1.8 1.63 1.19 1.28Total Pulses 14.57 14.66 18.24 17.09 18.34 19.77Total Foodgrains 234.47 218.11 244.49 259.32 257.13 263.2Groundnut 7.17 5.43 8.26 6.96 4.69 9.14Rapeseed & Mustard 7.2 6.61 8.18 6.6 8.03 8.25Soyabean 9.91 9.96 12.74 12.21 14.66 12.45Total Nine Oilseeds 27.72 24.88 32.48 29.8 30.94 32.98Cotton # 22.28 24.02 33 35.2 34.22 35.6Jute, Mesta # # 10.37 11.82 10.62 11.4 10.93 11.3Sugarcane 285.03 292.3 342.38 361.04 341.2 345.92# million bales of 170 kgs each. ## million bales of 180 kgs each

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