Foodgrain production during 2021-22 is higher by 23.80 million tonnes than previous five years

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The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the third advance estimate of production of major agricultural crops for the year 2021-22.

• The production of food grains in the country is estimated to be a record 314.51 million tonnes which is higher by 3.77 million tonnes than the foodgrain production during 2020-21.

• The production during 2021-22 is higher by 23.80 million tonnes than the average foodgrain production of the last five years (2016-17 to 2020-21).

• Record production of rice, maize, pulses, oilseeds, gram, rapeseed, mustard and sugarcane is estimated.

• Estimated production of major crops during 2021-22 is as follow

• Foodgrains 314.51 million tonnes 

• Rice 129.66 million tonnes 

• Wheat 106.41 million tonnes 

• Nutri / Coarse Cereals 50.70 million tonnes 

• Maize 33.18 million tonnes 

• Pulses 27.75 million tonnes 

• Tur 4.35 million tonnes

• Gram 13.98 million tonnes 

• Oilseeds 38.50 million tonnes 

• Groundnut 10.09 million tonnes 

• Soyabean 13.83 million tonnes 

• Rapeseed and Mustard 11.75 million tonnes 

• Sugarcane 430.50 million tonnes 

• Cotton 31.54 million bales (each 170 kg) 

• Jute & Mesta 10.22 million bales (each 180 kg)