Pulses Production Estimated at Record 18.45 MT
The Government today released the 4th advance estimates of foodgrain production for 2012-13. As per the latest estimates, India has produced 255.36 million tonnes of foodgrains during 2012-13 compared to 259.29 million tonnes in the previous year.The production estimates for major crops for 2012-13 are as follows:
Total foodgrains - 255.36 million tonnes
Rice - 104.40 million tonnes
Wheat - 92.46 million tonnes
Coarse Cereals - 40.06 million tonnes
Maize - 22.23 million tonnes
Pulses - 18.45 million tonnes
Tur - 3.07 million tonnes
Urad - 1.90 million tonnes
Moong - 1.20 million tonnes
Gram - 8.88 million tonnes
Oilseeds - 31.01 million tonnes
Soyabean - 14.68 million tonnes
Groundnut - 4.75 million tonnes
Rapeseed & mustard - 7.82 million tonnes
Cotton - 34.00 million bales (of 170 kg each)
Sugarcane - 338.96 million tonnes
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