ANNUAL FOODGRAIN OUTPUT RISES 2.7% TO ALL-TIME HIGH

CROP PRODUCTION (Million Tonnes)

Production of foodgrain (comprising wheat, rice, pulses and coarse cereals) touched an alltime high of 305.4 million tonnes in FY21, 2.7 per cent higher than 297.5 million tonnes in FY20 Production of pulses rose 11.1 per cent while that of oilseeds rose 10.1 per cent. Wheat was up a mere 0.8 per cent