Foodgrain Production

Foodgrain output is predicted to reach a record 332.3 million tons in 2023–2024.

The extraordinary output of wheat and rice in the 2023–24 crop year, that ended in June, helped India's foodgrain production hit a record 332.22 million tons, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.The latest estimate for 2023–24 indicates a 2.61 million tonne rise over the 329.6 million tonne of the previous year. From 135.75 million tons in 2022–2023 to a record 137.82 million tons, rice production increased. In addition, wheat production reached a record high of 113.29 million tons, up from 110.55 million tons the year previous. But the output of oilseeds decreased to 39.66 million tonne from 41.35 million tonne, and the production of pulses decreased to 24.24 million tonne from 26.05 million tonne. Cotton output declined to 32.52 million bales from 33.66 million bales, and sugarcane production decreased to 453.15 million tonne from 490.53 million tonne.