The country's rabi foodgrains production including wheat in the ongoing 2020-21 crop year is expected to be better than the previous year's record of 153.27 million tonne
The stock burden along with inadequate Budget allocations for the food subsidy and the Centre's zeal to check the fiscal deficit has worsened FCI's financial position
The second advance crop production estimates were released on February 27, almost a fortnight later than their normal date of release of February 15
Production of rice has increased by 1.31 million tonnes than the production of 109.70 million tonnes during 2016-17