Foodgrains Production in 2013-14 Likely to Cross 264 MT: Highest Ever Production-3rd Advance Estimates of Crop Production

India is likely to produce 264.38 million tonnes of foodgrains during 2013-14 (includes kharif 2013 and rabi 2013-14crops) compared to 257.13 million tonnes last year. This is more than 7 million tonnes higher than the production last year. In the earlier estimates (2nd Advance Estimates) released in February, the total foodgrain production was pegged at 263.2 million tonne.

Rice production is expected at record 106.29 million tonne and wheat production is expected to reach 95.85 million tonnes, again a record.

Record production has also been achieved in the case of tur (3.38 million tonne), gram (9.93 million tonnes), maize (24.19 million tonnes), all pulses put together (19.57 million tonne), cotton (36.50 million bales) and jute (10.82 million bales).

The production estimates for major crops for 2013-14 as compared to final estimates for the previous 5 years are as follows:
Crop 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 3rd Advance EstimatesRice 99.18 89.09 95.98 105.31 105.24 106.29Wheat 80.68 80.8 86.87 94.88 93.51 95.85Jowar 7.25 6.7 7 6.01 5.28 5.25Bajra 8.89 6.51 10.37 10.28 8.74 9.19Maize 19.73 16.72 21.73 21.76 22.26 24.19Coarse Cereals 40.04 33.55 43.4 42.04 40.04 42.68Tur 2.27 2.46 2.86 2.65 3.02 3.38Gram 7.06 7.48 8.22 7.7 8.83 9.93Urad 1.17 1.24 1.76 1.77 1.9 1.5Moong 1.03 0.69 1.8 1.63 1.19 1.4Total Pulses 14.57 14.66 18.24 17.09 18.34 19.57Total Foodgrains 234.47 218.11 244.49 259.32 257.13 264.38Groundnut 7.17 5.43 8.26 6.96 4.69 9.47Rapeseed & Mustard 7.2 6.61 8.18 6.6 8.03 7.83Soyabean 9.91 9.96 12.74 12.21 14.66 11.95Total Nine Oilseeds 27.72 24.88 32.48 29.8 30.94 32.41Cotton # 22.28 24.02 33 35.2 34.22 36.5Jute, Mesta # # 10.37 11.82 10.62 11.4 10.93 11.4Sugarcane 285.03 292.3 342.38 361.04 341.2 348.38#million bales of 170 kgs each