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Foodgrain production
Why is it in the news?
- The 2nd Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2019-20 have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
- The Rice and wheat crop output to touch record high levels in 2019-20.
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- Background:
(1) The cumulative rainfall in the country during the monsoon season (June to September, 2019) has been 10% higher than Long Period Average (LPA).
(2) Accordingly, the production of most of the crops for the agricultural year 2019-20 has been estimated higher than their normal production.
(3) These estimates are subject to revision on account of more precise information flowing over the time.
- Data:
(1) As per Second Advance Estimates for 2019-20, total Foodgrain production in the country is estimated at record 291.95 million tonnes.
(2) It is higher by 6.74 million tonnes than the production of foodgrain of 285.21 million tonnes achieved during 2018-19.
(3) However, the production during 2019-20 is higher by 26.20 million tonnes than the previous five years (2013-14 to 2017-18) average production of foodgrain.
Source
The Hindu.