New Delhi: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare on Monday said that India has achieved a record production of rice, wheat, maize, groundnut and Soybean during 2024-25.
The country’s kharif foodgrain production is estimated at 1663.91 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), and rabi foodgrain production is estimated at 1645.27 LMT.
Kharif rice production is estimated at 1206.79 LMT as compared to 1132.59 LMT in 2023-24, showing an increase of 74.20 LMT while the production of rabi rice is estimated at 157.58 LMT.
Production of wheat is estimated at 1154.30 LMT, which is higher by 21.38 LMT as compared to the previous year’s production of 1132.92 LMT.
Production of Shree Anna (Kharif) is estimated at 137.52 LMT and Shree Anna (Rabi) is estimated at 30.81 LMT. Further, the Production of Nutri/Coarse Cereals (Kharif) is estimated at 385.63 LMT and the Production of Nutri/Coarse Cereals (Rabi) is estimated at 174.65 LMT.
Production of Tur and Gram is estimated at 35.11 LMT and 115.35 LMT, respectively and the production of Lentil is estimated at 18.17 LMT.
The production of Kharif and Rabi Groundnut is estimated at 104.26 LMT and 8.87 LMT, respectively while the production of Soybean is estimated at 151.32 LMT which is higher by 20.70 LMT as compared to the previous year’s production of 130.62 LMT and production of Rapeseed and Mustard is estimated at 128.73 LMT.
The production of Cotton is estimated at 294.25 Lakh Bales (of 170 kg each) and the production of Sugarcane is estimated at 4350.79 LMT.