India to harvest record wheat production of 106.21 MT in 2019-20: Report
PTI, Feb 19, 2020, 6:13 PM IST
New Delhi: India is set to harvest a record wheat production of 106.21 million tonnes in the 2019-20 crop year on the back of good rains, according to the latest government data.
Wheat production has been rising year-on-year and the previous record of 103.60 million tonnes was achieved during the 2018-19 crop year (July-June).
Wheat is the main rabi (winter) crop, harvesting of which will begin from next month.
Releasing the second estimate of foodgrain production, Agriculture Ministry said the cumulative rainfall in the country during the monsoon season (June-September 2019) was 10 per cent higher than the Long Period Average (LPA).
Accordingly, the production of most of the crops for the 2019-20 crop year has been estimated higher than their normal production, it said, and added these estimates are subject to revision on account of more precise information flowing over the time.
As per the second estimate, total foodgrain production is pegged at a record 291.95 million tonne for 2019-20 crop year, higher than 285.21 million tonnes last year.
Of the total production, foodgrain output is estimated to be 142.36 million tonnes from the Kharif (summer) season and 149.60 million tonnes from the Rabi season of this year.
Foodgrain basket comprises of wheat, rice, cereals and pulses.
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