The 2nd Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2017-18 have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare today in New Delhi. The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from States and validated with information available from other sources.
As per 2nd Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major crops during 2017-18 is as under:
- Foodgrains – 277.49 million tonnes (record)
- Rice – 111.01 million tonnes (record)
- Wheat – 97.11 million tonnes
- Coarse Cereals – 45.42 million tonnes (record)
- Maize – 27.14 million tonnes (record)
- Pulses – 23.95 million tonnes (record)
- Gram – 11.10 million tonnes (record)
- Tur – 4.02 million tonnes
- Urad – 3.23 million tonnes (record)
- Oilseeds – 29.88 million tonnes
- Soyabean – 11.39 million tonnes
- Groundnut – 8.22 million tonnes
- Castorseed – 1.50 million tonnes
- Cotton – 33.92 million bales (of 170 kg each)
- Sugarcane – 353.23 million tonnes
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