First advance estimate of production of Kharif crops released

05-Nov-2024 05:47 PM

New Delhi. After a long wait, the Union Agriculture Ministry has finally released the first advance estimate of crops to be produced in the Kharif season of 2024-25. In comparison to 2023-24, the production of some crops is expected to decrease and the production of most crops is expected to increase in the Kharif season of 2024-25. The figures may increase or decrease in the upcoming estimates.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, in the Kharif season of 2024-25, compared to 2023-24, the production of rice is expected to jump from 1132.59 lakh tonnes to 1199.34 lakh tonnes, coarse cereals are expected to increase from 355.35 lakh tonnes to 378.18 lakh tonnes,

but the production of pulses is likely to slip from 69.74 lakh tonnes to 69.54 lakh tonnes. In this way, the total production of food grains is expected to increase by 89.37 lakh tons from 1557.68 lakh tons to 1647.05 lakh tons.

The production of oilseed crops during Kharif season is also expected to increase from 241.62 lakh tons last year to 257.45 lakh tons this time, but there is a possibility of a huge decline in the production of commercial crops. Under this,

the production of sugarcane is likely to fall by 132.28 lakh tons from 4531.58 lakh tons to 4399.30 lakh tons and the production of cotton is likely to decrease by 25.96 lakh bales from 325.22 lakh bales to 299.26 lakh bales.

In pulses crops, the production of Tuvar and Moong is expected to increase, but the production of Urad is expected to fall drastically.

Similarly, among oilseed crops, production of groundnut and soybean is expected to increase and that of castor is expected to decrease, while the production of sesame and sunflower will remain almost stable.

Among coarse cereals, a substantial increase in the production of maize and sorghum is expected, while the production of bajra, ragi and small millets is expected to decrease.