New Delhi: India\u2019s total foodgrain production is estimated at a record 3296.87 lakh tonnes for 2022-23 which is 140.71 lakh tonnes higher than the corresponding figure of 3156.16 Lakh tonnes achieved during 2021-22, according to the final estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The foodgrain production during 2022-23 is also higher by 308.69 lakh tonnes than the average of the previous five years\u2019 (2017-18 to 2021-22).<\/p>\n
The total production of rice during 2022-23 is estimated at a record 1357.55 Lakh tonnes. It is higher by 62.84 Lakh tonnes than previous year\u2019s rice production of 1294.71 Lakh tonnes.<\/p>\n
Production of wheat during 2022-23 is estimated at record 1105.54 Lakh tonnes which is higher by 28.12 Lakh tonnes than previous year\u2019s wheat production of 1077.42 Lakh tonnes.<\/p>\n
Production of Nutri\/Coarse Cereals estimated at 573.19 Lakh tonnes, which is higher by 62.18 Lakh tonnes than the production of 511.01 Lakh tonnes achieved during 2021-22.<\/p>\n
Total Pulses production during 2022-23 is estimated at 260.58 Lakh tonnes which is higher by 14.02 Lakh tonnes than the last five years\u2019 average pulses production of 246.56 Lakh tonnes.<\/p>\n
Total Oilseeds production in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at record 413.55 Lakh tonnes which is higher by 33.92 Lakh tonnes than the oilseed production during 2021-22.<\/p>\n
Total production of Sugarcane in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at 4905.33 Lakh tonnes. The production of sugarcane during 2022-23 is higher by 511.08 Lakh tonnes than the previous year sugarcane production of 4394.25 Lakh tonnes.<\/p>\n
Production of Cotton is estimated at 336.60 Lakh bales (of 170 kg each) which is higher by 25.42 Lakh bales than the previous year\u2019s cotton production.<\/p>\n
Production of Jute & Mesta is estimated at 93.92 Lakh bales (of 180 kg each).<\/p>\n
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