New Delhi, March 1 -- The Agriculture Ministry on Thursday released the second advance estimates of 2023-24, estimating 1541.87 lakh million tonnes (LMT) of Kharif foodgrains and 1551.61 lakh million tonnes of Rabi foodgrains.
According to the second advance estimates, Kharif rice production is estimated at 1114.58 LMT as compared to 1105.12 LMT in 2022-23, showing an increase of 9.46 LMT. Production of Rabi Rice is estimated at 123.57 LMT. Production of Wheat is estimated at 1120.19 LMT, which is higher by 14.65 LMT as compared to previous year production of 1105.54 LMT.
"Production of Shree Anna (Kharif) is estimated at 128.91 LMT and Shree Anna(Rabi) is estimated at 24.88 LMT. The production of Jowar (Kharif) and Jowar (Rabi) is estima...