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Advanced Estimates Indicate Higher Food Grain And Coarse Grain Production In 2023

February 16, 2023
Foodgrain Production

Second Advance Estimates of production of major crops for agricultural year 2022-23 have been released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that food grain production of 3235.54 Lakh Tonnes is estimated in the current agricultural year.

While appreciating the increase in the production of coarse grains in advance estimates, Tomar hoped that there would be further increase in the production and use of coarse grains and nutritious grains in the coming years.

It may be noted that the year 2023 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Millets. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the name of   Sri Anna to coarse grains.

The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from States and validated with information available from other sources. This assessment shall undergo further revision over successive estimates based upon feedback received from the states, alternative sources and other factors.

  • As per Second Advance Estimates for 2022-23, Total Food grain production in the country is estimated at 3235.54 lakh tonnes which is higher by 79.38 LMT as compared to previous year 2021-22.
  • Total production of Rice during 2022-23 is estimated at 1308.37 lakh tonnes. It is higher by 13.65 lakh tonnes as compared to previous year.
  • The production of Wheat in the country is estimated at 1121.82 LMT, which is higher by 44.40 LMT as compared to previous year’s production.
  • Production of Maize in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at 346.13 lakh tonnes which is higher by 8.83 lakh tonnes than the previous year production of 337.30 lakh tonnes.
  • Production of Nutri/Coarse Cereals is estimated at 527.26 lakh tonnes which is higher by 16.25 lakh tonnes than the previous year’s production.
  • The production of Moong is estimated at  35.45 LMT which higher by 3.80 LMT as compared to previous year’s production.
  • Total Pulses production during 2022-23 is estimated at 278.10 lakh tonnes which is higher by 5.08 lakh tonnes than previous year’s production of 273.02 LMT and 31.54 LMT higher than the average pulses production of last five years.
  • The production of Soybean and Rapeseed & Mustard is estimated at 139.75 LMT and 128.18 LMT respectively, which is higher by 9.89 LMT and 8.55 LMT respectively than the production of previous year 2021-22.
  • Total Oilseeds production in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at 400.01 lakh tonnes, which is higher by 20.38 lakh tonnes than the previous year’s oilseeds production.
  • Total production of Sugarcane in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at  4687.89 lakh tonnes. The production of sugarcane during 2022-23 is higher by 293.65 lakh tonnes than the previous year’s production.
  • Production of Cotton is estimated at 337.23 lakh bales (of 170 kg each) and production of Jute & Mesta is estimated at 100.49 lakh bales (of 180 kg each).
  • The estimated production of various crops as per the Second Advance Estimates for 2022-23 vis-à-vis the comparative estimates for the years 2012-13 onwards is enclosed.

Vivek Mukherji

He is the Executive Editor of Tatsat Chronicle and has more than 22 years of experience during which he held several senior editorial positions in print publications, news television and digital media platforms. The former Managing Editor of Sports Illustrated has launched two editions of one India’s largest circulating English newspapers and five magazines. He has written and reported on wide-ranging subjects from crime to politics, from technology to sports, from bureaucracy and governance to environmental issues.