We are likely to have foodgrain production of 271.98 million tonnes in the current year. This will be an all time record. The farmers will be a happy lot and the general consumer will be benefited with reduction in prices. It may be noted that in the last two years we had seen the prices of pulses rising to record high. However, the production of pulses this year is likely to be best-ever.
According to govt sources there is an increase by 20.41 million tonnes this year, as compared to last year. And all this has been made possible by the good rains.
Read more on this in a report by Vishwa Mohan & Dipak Dash in TOI....
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Times of India
