The production assessment of different crops is based on the feedback received from States and validated with information available from other sources.
Indian agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare department on 23rd of September has released the First Advance Estimates of production of major Kharif crops for 2019-20.
The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from States and validated with information available from other sources.
As per First Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major crops during Kharif 2019-20 is as under:
Foodgrains – 140.57 million tonnes.
Rice – 100.35 million tonnes.
Nutri / Coarse Cereals – 32.00 million tonnes.
Maize – 19.89 million tonnes.
Pulses – 8.23 million tonnes.
Tur – 3.54 million tonnes.
Oilseeds – 22.39 million tonnes.
Soyabean – 13.50 million tonnes
Groundnut – 6.31 million tonnes
Cotton – 32.27 million bales (of 170 kg each)
Jute & Mesta – 9.96 million bales (of 180 kg each)
Sugarcane – 377.77 million tonnes
