<p class="title">The foodgrain production this year will be a record 279.51 million tonnes, which is 4.4 million tonnes more than the previous record of 275.11 million tonnes achieved in 2016-17, the agriculture ministry said in its third advance estimates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the estimates released by the government, farmers have reported all-time high production of – rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses during 2017-18.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The latest estimates are slightly higher than the second advance estimates released in February that pegged the food grains production at 277.49 million tonnes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the data, rice output is estimated at a record 111.52 million tonnes as against 109.7 million tonnes in the 2016-17 crop year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The production of wheat during 2017-18 is estimated at a record 98.61 million tonnes as against 98.51 million tonnes in the previous year. Coarse cereals output is also seen at a record 44.87 million tonnes as against 43.77 million tonnes achieved during 2016-17.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Total pulses production during 2017-18 is estimated at a record 24.51 million tonnes which is higher by 1.37 million tonnes than the previous year’s production of 23.13 million tonnes,” the statement said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the third advance estimates, production of oilseeds is estimated to have declined to 30.64 million tonnes in 2017-18 from 31.28 million tonnes in the previous year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, sugarcane registered a significant increase of 49.03 million tonnes over 2016-17. The total production of sugarcane during 2017-18 is estimated at 355.10 million tonnes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Production of cotton during 2017-18 is estimated to have increased to 34.86 million bales (of 170 kg each) from 32.58 million bales in the previous year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jute and Mesta output are estimated at 10.62 million bales (of 180 kg each), lower than the production achieved during 2016-17.</p>
<p class="title">The foodgrain production this year will be a record 279.51 million tonnes, which is 4.4 million tonnes more than the previous record of 275.11 million tonnes achieved in 2016-17, the agriculture ministry said in its third advance estimates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the estimates released by the government, farmers have reported all-time high production of – rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses during 2017-18.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The latest estimates are slightly higher than the second advance estimates released in February that pegged the food grains production at 277.49 million tonnes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the data, rice output is estimated at a record 111.52 million tonnes as against 109.7 million tonnes in the 2016-17 crop year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The production of wheat during 2017-18 is estimated at a record 98.61 million tonnes as against 98.51 million tonnes in the previous year. Coarse cereals output is also seen at a record 44.87 million tonnes as against 43.77 million tonnes achieved during 2016-17.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Total pulses production during 2017-18 is estimated at a record 24.51 million tonnes which is higher by 1.37 million tonnes than the previous year’s production of 23.13 million tonnes,” the statement said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the third advance estimates, production of oilseeds is estimated to have declined to 30.64 million tonnes in 2017-18 from 31.28 million tonnes in the previous year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, sugarcane registered a significant increase of 49.03 million tonnes over 2016-17. The total production of sugarcane during 2017-18 is estimated at 355.10 million tonnes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Production of cotton during 2017-18 is estimated to have increased to 34.86 million bales (of 170 kg each) from 32.58 million bales in the previous year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jute and Mesta output are estimated at 10.62 million bales (of 180 kg each), lower than the production achieved during 2016-17.</p>