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Rice production is less, pulses production is expected to be less.

September 30, 2017 at 7:45 AM , Rainbow Exports
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Lower yield in Pigeon peas and Higher yield in Sugar cane

 

Rice production is less than 1 million tonnes, pulses production is less than 0.7 million tonnes

According to information from the sources, kharif rice production is estimated to be 94.48 million tonnes this year, whereas last year the record production of 96.39 million tonnes of kharif rice was produced in the country. Not only rice, but this year kharif paddy yield is also being projected to decrease. According to information from the sources, Kharif pulse production is estimated to be 8.71 million tonnes, last year the total number of kharif pulses production in the country was 9.42 lakh tonnes, which is the highest ever production.

Lower yield of tur (pegion peas) but low yields of urad (Black Mapte)

Tur and urad are the highest yielding pulses in the kharif season, this year the production of tur is 3.99 million tonnes and urad production is 2.53 million tonnes. In Kharif season, tur production was 4.78 million tonnes and urad production was 2.17 million tonnes in last year. .

Despite the increase in cotton cultivation, less crop

Talking about cotton production, despite the fact that this year, the cotton crop may be less than the previous year. According to sources, cotton is estimated to grow 32.27 million bales (170 kg) this year, whereas last year 33.09 million bales of cotton were born in the country.

Oil production reduced by 18 million tonnes

This year, the yield of oilseeds may be lower than last year, according to information from sources, Kharif oilseeds production of this year has been estimated at 20.68 million tonnes, whereas last year 22.4 million tonnes of Kharif oilseeds were born in the country. The highest yielding oilseed soybean in kharif season is estimated to yield 12.22 million tonnes this year, whereas last year 13.794 million tonnes of soybean was born in the country.

Sugarcane yields more than 3.1 million tonnes

However, this year, sugarcane yields could increase by about 3.1 million tonnes compared to last year. According to information received from the sources, sugarcane yield has been estimated at 33.769 million tonnes as against 30.673 million tonnes of sugarcane in the country last year.

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