TNPSC Thervupettagam

First Advance Estimates for Kharif crop 2024-25

November 13 , 2024 7 hrs 0 min 29 0
  • India's rice production is likely to touch a record 119.93 million tonne (MT) in the 2024-25 kharif season
  • Rice production is projected 6.67 million tonnes higher than the previous year's kharif season.
  • Among coarse cereals, maize output is estimated at an all-time high of 24.54 MT for the 2024-25 kharif season (July-June), up from 22.24 MT last year.
  • Jowar production is estimated higher at 2.19 MT, bajra output is likely to decline to 9.37 MT.
  • Total coarse cereals production is pegged lower at 37.81 MT against 56.93 million tonne in the year-ago period.
  • The agriculture ministry estimates total foodgrain production at 164.70 MT for the 2024-25 kharif season.
  • It is higher than 155.76 MT last year.

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