First Advance Estimates of production of major kharif
crops released
Food grain production of 149.92 million tonnes estimated in Kharif
Season
Record production of maize and sugarcane estimated
First Advance
Estimates of production of major Kharif crops for 2022-23 have been released by the Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri
Narendra Singh Tomar said that food grain production of 149.92 million tonnes is
estimated in kharif season. He said that, agriculture sector is developing day
by day due to hardwork of farmers, proficiency of scientist and farmer friendly
policies of the Government in the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
As per First Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major kharif crops
for 2022-23 is as under:
Food grains – 149.92 million
tonnes.
·
Rice – 104.99 million tonnes.
·
Nutri / Coarse Cereals – 36.56 million
tonnes.
·
Maize – 23.10 million tonnes. (record)
·
Pulses – 8.37 million tonnes.
·
Tur – 3.89 million tonnes.
Oilseeds – 23.57 million
tonnes.
·
Groundnut – 8.37 million tonnes.
·
Soybean – 12.89 million tonnes.
Fibre
·
Cotton – 34.19 million
bales (of 170 kg each)
·
Jute & Mesta –10.09 million
bales (of 180 kg each)
Sugarcane – 465.05 million
tonnes (record)
As per First Advance
Estimates for 2022-23 (Kharif Only), total food grain production in the country
is estimated at 149.92 million tonnes
which is higher by 6.98 million tonnes than the average
foodgrain production of previous five years’ (2016-17 to 2020-21).
Total production of
kharif rice during 2022-23 is estimated at 104.99
million tonnes. It is higher by 4.40
million tonnes than the previous five years’ (2016-17 to 2020-21) average
Kharif rice production of 100.59 million tonnes.
Production of Maize
in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at record 23.10 million tonnes which is higher by 3.21 million tonnes than the average Maize production of 19.89 million tonnes.
Production of Kharif
nutri / coarse cereals is estimated at 36.56
million tonnes which is higher by 2.92
million tonnes than the average production of 33.64 million tonnes. Total kharif pulses production during 2022-23
is estimated at 8.37 million tonnes.
Total kharif oilseeds
production in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at 23.57 million tonnes which is higher by
1.74 million tonnes than the average
oilseeds production.
Total production of
sugarcane in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at record 465.05 million tonnes. The production
of sugarcane during 2022-23 is higher by 91.59 million tonnes than the average sugarcane production of 373.46 million tonnes.
Production of cotton
is estimated at 34.19 million bales
(of 170 kg each) and production of Jute & Mesta is estimated at 10.09 million bales (of 180 kg each).
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