The country’s wheat production is estimated to be a record 111.3 million tonnes in the crop year 2021-22 (July-June). The production of wheat, the main Rabi crop, was 109.5 million tonnes in the 2020-21 crop year.
Estimated record production of food grains in the country
Record production is expected in the country in the current crop year. The government today released the second advance estimates of production of major crops for 2021-22 (Second Advance Estimate) have been issued. Releasing the estimate, the ministry said that this year the total food grains ,foodgrains) Production is estimated to reach a record 31.60 million tonnes, which was 310.7 million tonnes in the previous crop year. There rice (RiceEstimates for record production of wheat, maize, pulses, gram, oilseeds, mustard, sugarcane have been released. In this, the country’s wheat production is estimated to be a record 111.3 million tonnes in the crop year 2021-22 (July-June), the production of wheat, the main rabi crop, was 109.5 million tonnes in the 2020-21 crop year. After releasing the estimates, the Agriculture Minister said that this is the result of the hard work of farmers and scientists and the steps taken by the government.
what is the production estimate
According to the second advance estimate for the year 2021-22, according to the release issued by the government, the total foodgrain production in the country may be a record 316 million tonnes, which is 53.2 million tonnes more than the previous year. At the same time, this figure is 25 million tonnes more than the average of the last 5 years. At the same time, record production of rice is also estimated, according to the release, the total production of rice during 2021-22 is likely to be a record 128 million tonnes, which is 114 million tonnes more than the average of the last five years. At the same time, the total production of wheat can be a record 111.3 million tonnes, it is 74.4 lakh tonnes more than the average of the last 5 years. At the same time, the production of nutritive/coarse cereals is estimated to be around 50 million tonnes, which is 328 lakh tonnes more than the average production.
Increase in the production of pulses and oilseeds
Along with this, an increase can also be seen in the production of pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane and cotton. The total pulses production during the year 2021-22 is estimated at 27 million tonnes, which is 31.4 lakh tonnes more than the average production of 23.8 million tonnes in the last five years. The total oilseeds production in the country is estimated at 37.71 million tonnes during 2021-22, which is higher by 1.2 million tonnes than the production of 35.90 million tonnes during the year 2020-21, In addition, the average oilseeds production during the year 2021-22 is 44.6 lakh tonnes more than the production. During the current season, the sugarcane production in the country is estimated at 414 million tonnes, which is 40 million tonnes more than the average sugarcane production of 373.4 million tonnes, while the cotton production is estimated at 34 million bales, which is 33 million tonnes more than the average production. 11.2 lakh bales more
