Country Likely to Harvest Record 263.2 Million Tonne Foodgrains this year

The country is likely to achieve record 263.2 million tonne foodgrain production this year, said Union Agriculture and Food Processing Minister, Shri Sharad Pawar, while addressing the national agricultural exposition, Krishi Vasant. This would be about 4 million tonne higher than the record of 259 million tonnes achieved two years ago. The country has now become the top exporter of rice and second top exporter of wheat and cotton. India also is the top producer of milk and horticultural crops.

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