Estimated production 305.44 MT is higher by 7.94 MT than the production of food grain of 297.50 MT achieved during 2019-20
The Third Advance Estimates of production of major agricultural crops for 2020-21 have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. The total foodgrain production is estimated at 305.44 million tonnes.
The assessment of the production of different crops is based on the data received from States and validated with information available from other sources.
As per the Third Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major crops during 2020-21 is as under:
- Foodgrains – 305.44 million tonnes.
- Rice – 121.46 million tonnes.
- Wheat – 108.75 million tonnes.
- Nutri/Coarse Cereals – 49.66 million tonnes.
- Maize – 30.24 million tonnes.
- Pulses – 25.58 million tonnes.
- Tur – 4.14 million tonnes.
- Gram – 12.61 million tonnes.
- Oilseeds– 36.57 million tonnes.
- Groundnut – 10.12 million tonnes.
- Soyabean – 13.41 million tonnes
- Rapeseed and Mustard – 9.99 million tonnes
- Sugarcane – 392.80 million tonnes
- Cotton– 36.49 million bales
- Jute & Mesta– 9.62 million bales
As per Third Advance Estimates for 2020-21, total Foodgrain production in the country is estimated at record 305.44 million tonnes which is higher by 7.94 million tonnes than the production of foodgrain of 297.50 million tonnes achieved during 2019-20.
Total production of Rice during 2020-21 is estimated at record 121.46 million tonnes. It is higher by 9.01 million tonnes than the last five years’ average production of 112.44 million tonnes.
Production of Nutri/Coarse Cereals estimated at 49.66 million tonnes is higher by 1.91 million tonnes than the production of 47.75 million tonnes achieved during 2019-20.
Total Pulses production during 2020-21 is estimated at 25.58 million tonnes which is higher by 3.64 million tonnes than the last five years’ average production of 21.93 million tonnes.
Total Oilseeds production in the country during 2020-21 is estimated at record 36.57 million tonnes which is higher by 3.35 million tonnes than the production of 33.22 million tonnes during 2019-20.
Total production of Sugarcane in the country during 2020-21 is estimated at 392.80 million tonnes.
Production of Cotton is estimated at 36.49 million bales (of 170 kg each) is higher by 4.59 million bales than the average cotton production.
