According to govt data, the output of foodgrains is 11.9 million tonnes higher than the average production of 129.7 million tonnes between 2012-17
New Delhi: India’s foodgrain production during the rain-fed kharif season is estimated at a record 141.6 million tonnes in 2018-19, raising chances that wholesale crop prices will continue to hover low ahead of crucial elections in states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
The first advance estimate of crop production issued by the agriculture ministry on Wednesday showed that output of foodgrains is 11.9 million tonnes higher than the average production of 129.7 million tonnes between 2012-17.
However, foodgrain production in 2018-19—which includes rice, pulses and coarse grains—is just 0.6% more than the previous record of 140.7 million tonnes in kharif 2017-18.
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