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Foodgrain Production Estimated at 257.44 MT Record production of rice, wheat, cotton and sugarcane 4th Advance Estimates of Foodgrain Production for 2011-12 Released

The Government today released the 4th advance estimates of foodgrain production for 2011-12. As per the latest estimates, India has produced 257.44 million tonnes of foodgrains during 2011-12 compared to 244.78 million tonnes in the previous year. This is highest ever foodgrains production, surpassing all earlier records. Record production has been achieved in the case of rice ( 104.3 MT), wheat ( 93.9 MT), cotton ( 35.2 million bales), and sugarcane ( 357.7 MT). The production estimates for major crops for 2011-12 are as follows: Total foodgrains  –  257.44 million tonnes Rice  –  104.32 million tonnes Wheat  –  93.90  million tonnes Coarse Cereals  –  42.01 million tonnes Maize  –  21.57 million tonnes Pulses  –  17.21 million tonnes Tur  –  2.65 million tonnes Urad  –  1.83 million tonnes Moong  –  1.71 million tonnes Gram      –  7.58 million tonnes  Oilseeds  –  30.01 million tonnes Soyabean  –  12.28 million tonnes Groundnut  –  6.93 million tonnes Rapeseed & mustard – 6.78 million tonnes Cotton  –  35.20 million bales (of 170 kg each)  Sugarcane – 357.67 million tonnes  MP:CP: fourth advance estimates