2008-09 Foodgrain Production likely to be 227.88 MT SECOND ADVANCE ESTIMATES OF CROP PRODUCTION
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As per the 2nd advance estimates for 2008-09, total foodgrains production is estimated at 227.88 million tonnes comprising 98.89 million tonnes of rice, 77.78 million tonnes of wheat, 36.96 million tonnes of coarse cereals and 14.25 million tonnes of pulses. Oilseeds production during 2008-09 is estimated at 25.96 million tonnes with groundnut estimated at 6.62 million tonnes, soyabean at 9.05 million tonnes and rapeseed & mustard at 6.98 million tonnes. Production of cotton is estimated at 22.17 million bales of 170 kg each. Production of sugarcane is estimated at 290.45 million tonnes during 2008-09.
As compared to 2007-08, rice production is estimated to increase by about 21.96 lakh tonnes, which is all time record; gram is estimated to increase by 7.89 lakh tonnes; rapeseed & mustard by 11.42 lakh tonnes; and jute by about 0.34 lakh tonnes.
The latest assessment is based on feedback received from the States and validated with the information available from other sources. The estimated production of various crops as per the 2nd Advance Estimates for 2008-09 vis-à-vis Final Estimates for 2007-08 are given in the Annexure
Annexure
2nd Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains, Oilseeds and Other Commercial Crops during 2008-09
(Million Tonnes)
Crop---------------Seaso--------------2008-------------------2007-0-----------Chang2nd ---------------------------------------Advance Estimate----Final Estimat--Absolu------Percent
1--------------------2-------------------3------------------------4-----5 (=3-4--------6
Foodgrain----Rice--------Kharif------------85.4---------------82.6-----2.79----------3.38
---------------------------Rabi-------------13.44--------------14.03----0.59----------4.21
--------------------------Total ------------98.89---------------96.69----2.20----------2.28
------------Wheat--------Rabi------------77.78---------------78.57------0.79----------1.01
---Coarse Cereals--------Kharif-----------27.69--------------31.89-------4.20--------13.17
--------------------------Rabi------------9.27----------------8.86--------0.41--------4.63
-------------------------Total -----------36.96--------------40.75---------3.79--------9.30
Major Coarse Cereals ---Jowar--Kharif--3.06---------------4.11-----------1.05-------25.55
---------------------------------Rabi----4.18---------------3.82-----------0.36-------9.42
--------------------------------Total ----7.24---------------7.93-----------0.69-------8.70
----------------------Bajra----Kharif----8.85---------------9.97----------------1.12---11.23
----------------------Maize ----Kharif---13.40------------15.11-----------1.71------11.32
--------------------------------Rabi-----3.64--------------3.85-----------0.21-------5.45
-------------------Total -----------------17.04-----------18.96------------1.92-----10.13
# Million bales of 170 kg each. $ Million bales of 180 kg each
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