Govt expects to achieve record rice production of 102 million tonnes in 2011-12 crop year

14 Jun 2011 Evaluate

The Government expects to achieve a record rice production of 102 million tonnes in the 2011-12 crop year buoyed by initial progress of monsoon. An official of the Agriculture Ministry stated that this year, the starting of monsoon rains have been very good and if it continues with the same pace then they are confident that the country's rice production will touch 102 million tonnes.

Till date, the progress of southwest monsoon and its spread across the country is perfect and are expecting that the area under paddy and other Kharif crops will be better than last year. It is important to watch the rains in the month of July as they are very important for sowing of Kharif crops.

The Agriculture Ministry has fixed a target of 102 million tonnes for the 2011-12 crop year (July-June). Bulk of the paddy is sown in the Kharif season; the process has already started from the current month. The sowing of kharif crops is not in full swing currently and the announcement of hike in the minimum support price (MSP) will help farmers to take a considered view on what to plant in the current season.

The government has announced a hike of up to 16 percent in the MSP of Kharif crops. MSP of paddy (common) has been fixed at Rs 1,080 per quintal, while that of cotton (long length staple) at Rs 3,300 per quintal.

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