Third advance estimate of production of major crops for 2022-23

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Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar released the third advance estimates of production of major crops for the agricultural year 2022-23. In which food grains production has been estimated at 3305.34 lakh tonnes in the current agricultural year.

An overview of the news: 

• In this, record production of rice, wheat, maize, soybean, rapeseed and mustard and sugarcane has been estimated.
• As per the 3rd Advance Estimates for 2022-23, the estimated production of major crops is as follows:
• Total food grain production: 3305.34 lakh tonnes (record). This is 149.18 lakh tonnes more than the previous year 2021-22.

Main food grains :

• Rice: 1355.42 lakh tonnes, which is 60.71 lakh tonnes more than last year.
• Wheat: 1127.43 lakh tonnes
• Bajra: 111.66 lakh tonnes
• Nutri/Coarse Cereals (Shri Anna): 547.48 Lakh Tonnes
• Maize: 359.13 lakh tonnes
• Total pulses: 275.04 lakh tonnes
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  • Gram: 135.43 lakh tonnes
  • Moong: 37.40 lakh tonnes
• Oilseeds: 409.96 lakh tonnes
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  • Groundnut: 102.82 lakh tonnes
  • Soybean: 149.76 lakh tonnes
  • Rapeseed and mustard: 124.94 lakh tonnes
• Cotton: 343.47 lakh bales (170 kg per bale)
• Sugarcane: 4942.28 lakh tonnes

Jute and Mesta: 94.94 lakh bales (180 kg per bale)