The production of foodgrain may decline by 3.5 million tonnes (MT) to around 135 MT in the current kharif season compared to record production of 138.52 MT in the kharif season of 2016-17 crop year (July-June). The decline in output in the current kharif season is expected due to floods and dry spell in some parts of the country.
Rice output is estimated to drop to around 95 MT from 96.39 MT in last kharif season, while marginal fall is also expected in pulses. However, the output of coarse cereals will be normal during the kharif season.
Till September 8, area sown to rice remained down at 371.46 lakh hectare (LH) as against 376.89 LH in the year-ago period. Similarly, pulses acreage is also down at 139.17 LH from 144.84 LH, while that of coarse cereals area at 183.43 LH from 186.06 LH in the said period.
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