The country is expected to produce a record 98.61 million tonnes of wheat, a rabi crop, in 2017-18. With a record kharif harvest, this should push overall foodgrain production to an all-time high of 279.51 mt, up 1.6 per cent from the 275.11 mt of a year before. According to the third advance estimate of foodgrain production, issued on Wednesday by the ministry of agriculture, pulses production in 2017-18 is estimated to be 24.51 mt or 5.18 mt more than last year. Among pulses, chana (chickpea) production is estimated to be 11.16 mt, up from 9.38 mt last year. Urad (black ...
Indian farmers are predicted to produce 98.61 million metric tonnes (mt) of wheat in the 2017-18 rabi or spring harvest, while the record kharif (monsoon) harvest is set to increase overall grain production to an all-time high of 1.6 per cent, up 1.6% on the previous year. However, the bumper crops have coincided with a drop in demand, dragging most rabi crops to well below their minimum support prices.