Foodgrain Production Estimated at 255.36 MT Pulses Production Estimated at Record 18.45 MT 4th Advance Estimates Of Foodgrain Production for 2012-13 Released

 The Government today released the 4th advance estimates of foodgrainproduction for 2012-13.   As per the latest estimates, India has produced 255.36 million tonnes of foodgrains during 2012-13 compared to 259.29 million tonnes in the previous year.

    The production estimates for major crops for 2012-13 are as follows:

Total foodgrains  –  255.36 million tonnes

    Rice  –  104.40 million tonnes

   Wheat  –  92.46  million tonnes

   Coarse Cereals  –  40.06 million tonnes

   Maize  –  22.23 million tonnes

Pulses  –  18.45 million tonnes

   Tur  –  3.07 million tonnes

   Urad  –  1.90 million tonnes

   Moong  –  1.20 million tonnes

   Gram      –  8.88 million tonnes 

 Oilseeds  – 31.01 million tonnes

  Soyabean  –  14.68 million tonnes

  Groundnut  –  4.75 million tonnes

  Rapeseed & mustard – 7.82 million tonnes

  Cotton  –  34.00 million bales (of 170 kg each) 

Sugarcane – 338.96 million tonnes

Courtesy (pib.nic.in) Press Information  Bureau