Centre estimates record foodgrains production; dip likely in pulses, oilseeds
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre estimates record foodgrains production; dip likely in pulses, oilseeds

The Hindu  

The Union Agriculture Ministry has estimated a record production of foodgrains for the financial year 2023–24. Prepared on the basis of information received from States, the Centre estimated a record foodgrain production of 3,322.98 lakh metric tonne, which is higher by 26.11 LMT than the last financial year’s production of 3,296.87. Total rice production is estimated at 1,378.25 LMT, which is 20.70 LMT higher than the previous year’s 1,357.55 LMT. The wheat production is estimated at 1,132.92 LMT, higher by 27.38 LMT than the previous year’s wheat production of 1,105.54 LMT. The sugarcane production is set to decrease to 4,531.58 LMT from 4,905.33 LMT, and cotton output will be 325.22 lakh bales from 336.60 lakh bales in 2022-23.

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Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for 2024-25
1 year, 2 months ago

Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for 2024-25

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly polls in key wheat growing states, the government on Wednesday announced an increase in the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for the 2024-25 marketing season. Currently, the MSP of wheat stands at Rs 2,125 per quintal for the 2023-24 marketing season. The MSP of wheat has …

Rice production short of target in kharif season: Centre
2 years, 3 months ago

Rice production short of target in kharif season: Centre

The Hindu  

India’s rice production during the kharif season is likely to fall short of the target of 112 million tonnes and will reach only 104.99 MT, said the first advance estimate for 2022-23 released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday. The Centre said the production is higher by 4.40 MT than the previous five-year average of kharif …

Govt projects record foodgrains output, lower wheat production
2 years, 4 months ago

Govt projects record foodgrains output, lower wheat production

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Wheat prices are expected to move up as India's estimated wheat production is projected to have declined nearly 3 per cent to 106.84 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year. Except for the decline in wheat, the overall foodgrain production is estimated to have touched a record 315.72 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year that began in …

India’s agrarian production estimated to be record high in 2021-22
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s agrarian production estimated to be record high in 2021-22

Live Mint  

Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday has released fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for the year 2021-22. Data released by the ministry depicts production estimates for various crops- Rice totalling 130.29 million tonnes, higher by 13.85 million tonnes than the last five years' average production of 116.44 million tonnes. totalling 130.29 million tonnes, …

Centre projects record production of rice
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre projects record production of rice

The Hindu  

The Union Agriculture Ministry released on August 17 the fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for 2021-22. A government release said the production during 2021-22 is higher by 25 million tonnes than the previous five years’ average production of foodgrains. While the estimate of foodgrains production is 315.72 million tonnes, the production of rice is expected at …

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister
2 years, 4 months ago

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister

Live Mint  

Foodgrain supplies in the nation are adequate to satisfy demand, according to Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's written response to Parliament on August 2. “As on 01.07.2022, the actual stock of wheat is 285.10 lakh metric tonnes against the buffer norm of 275.80 lakh metric tonnes,” the minister told the Lok Sabha. To prevent a shortage of wheat for domestic …

Bumper harvest likely amid record foodgrain output
2 years, 10 months ago

Bumper harvest likely amid record foodgrain output

Hindustan Times  

India is likely to see a bumper harvest during 2021-22 amid record grain output, along with higher production of several commodities critical for low food inflation, the government’s second of the four quarterly advance estimates projected on Wednesday. The Union agriculture ministry while releasing the advance estimates for 2021-22, said total output of several items would touch record levels, including …

Record Foodgrain output expected, pulses output set to increase
3 years, 3 months ago

Record Foodgrain output expected, pulses output set to increase

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amid normal monsoon rainfall across the country, India's foodgrain output is expected to touch a record 150 million tonne in the ongoing kharif season. In the kharif season of 2020-21 crop year, the foodgrain output comprising rice, pulses and coarse cereals stood at a record 149.56 million tonne, said a government release on Tuesday. "A record foodgrain production …

Foodgrain stock highest since 2016: Govt data
3 years, 7 months ago

Foodgrain stock highest since 2016: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

India registered the highest food grain stock since 2016 this month due to record procurement of wheat from Punjab and Haryana, according to food ministry data. A farmhand carries a bundle of hand cut wheat while harvesting a field in the Panipat district of Haryana, India, on Sunday, April 11, Food Corporation of India said it had procured 850.3 metric …

Foodgrain stock highest since 2016: Govt data
3 years, 7 months ago

Foodgrain stock highest since 2016: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India registered the highest food grain stock since 2016 this month due to record procurement of wheat from Punjab and Haryana, according to food ministry data. HT Image Food Corporation of India said it had procured 850.3 metric tonnes of wheat and rice from farmers across India till May 18; another 260 MT of un-milled rice was also …

Kharif Foodgrain Production Likely to Be Record 144.52 Mn Tonnes in 2020-21: Agriculture Minister
4 years, 2 months ago

Kharif Foodgrain Production Likely to Be Record 144.52 Mn Tonnes in 2020-21: Agriculture Minister

News 18  

New Delhi: Foodgrain production is pegged at record 144.52 million tonnes in the 2020-21 kharif season notwithstanding COVID-19 crisis, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Friday. Foodgrain production stood at 143.38 million tonnes during the 2019-20 kharif season, as per official data. As per the initial estimates, foodgrain production is projected to be 144.52 million tonnes in the 2020-21 …

Rice Production Estimated at Record 102.36 Million Tonnes in 2020-21 Kharif Season: Govt
4 years, 3 months ago

Rice Production Estimated at Record 102.36 Million Tonnes in 2020-21 Kharif Season: Govt

News 18  

India's rice production is estimated at record 102.36 million tonnes in kharif season of 2020-21 crop year on the back of good monsoon rains and acreage, according to government data. Rice production stood at 101.98 MT in the kharif season of the 2019-20 crop year. As per the data, the total food grains output in the kharif season of 2020-21 …

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