Final Advance Estimate
Govt pegs 2024-25 food grain output at record 357.73 mln tn
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--Govt: 2024-25 food grain output at 357.73 mln tn vs 332.30 mln tn yr ago
--CONTEXT: Govt releases 2024-25 final advance crop output estimates
--Govt: 2024-25 food grain production up 8% on year
--Govt sees 2024-25 wheat output at 117.9 mln tn vs 113.3 mln yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 rice output at 150.2 mln tn vs 137.8 mln yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 maize output at 43.4 mln tn vs 37.7 mln tn yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 coarse cereal output 63.9 mln tn vs 56.9 mln tn yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 pulses output at 25.7 mln tn vs 24.2 mln tn yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 chana output at 11.1 mln tn vs 11.0 mln tn yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 tur output at 3.6 mln tn vs 3.4 mln tn yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 oilseeds output at 43.0 mln tn vs 39.7 mln tn yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 groundnut output at 11.9 mln tn vs 10.2 mln tn yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 soybean output at 15.3 mln tn vs 13.1 mln tn yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 cotton output at 29.7 mln bales vs 32.5 mln yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 sugarcane output at 454.6 mln tn vs 453.2 mln tn yr ago
--Govt sees 2024-25 jute output at 8.8 mln bales vs 9.7 mln bales yr ago
MUMBAI – India's food grain output for 2024-25 (Jul-Jun) is estimated at a record 357.73 million tonnes due to record production of rice, and increased groundnut, soybean and moong production, according to the final advance estimates released by the government on Thursday. There was a significant increase in the sowing area in the kharif season, along with an increase in the yield of major kharif crops like paddy, maize, millet, moong, soybean, sugarcane, an official release said.
The Centre has pegged the 2024-25 wheat output at 117.9 million tonnes against 113.3 million tonnes a year ago, according to the release.
The country's rice output this season, as per the final estimates, is pegged at 150.2 million tonnes compared to 137.8 million tonnes the previous year, it said. Maize production is seen at 43.4 million tonnes, against 37.7 million tonnes, according to the data. The production of nutritious or coarse grains is estimated to be 63.9 million tonnes, which is 7.0 million tonnes more than the output in 2023-24.
Tur output is estimated at 3.6 million tonnes compared to 3.4 million tonnes last year while chana output in 2024-25 is pegged at 11.1 million tonnes against 11.0 mln tn last year, and higher than the average gram production from 2018-19 to 2022-23. Chana is the largest variety of pulses grown during the rabi season.
The government has pegged oilseed output at 43.0 million tonnes against 39.7 million tonnes a year ago. The production of soybean is estimated at 15.3 million tonnes compared to 13.1 million tonnes. Groundnut output is pegged at 11.9 million tonnes, up from 10.2 million tonnes the previous year. Production of rapeseed and mustard has been pegged at 12.68 million tonnes this year, it said. The increase in total oilseed output is driven by record groundnut and soybean output, according to the release.
Self-reliance in pulses mission will give strong momentum to increasing pulse production, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. He highlighted the assurance of procurement for tur, urad, chana and moong at the minimum support price, noting that this significant initiative is benefitting large numbers of farmers across the country.
Sugarcane production is pegged at 454.6 million tonnes compared to 453.2 million tonnes and cotton output is seen at 29.7 million bales against 32.5 million bales in the previous year. One cotton bale is equivalent to 170 kilogram.
Jute production is estimated at 8.8 million bales. One bale of jute is 180 kilogram.
These estimates have been primarily prepared on the basis of information received from states. The final estimates cover kharif and rabi season, and the summer season.
The following table details the final crop estimates for 2024-25 and 2023-24 third advance production estimates for key crops (in mln tn). It also details the change in percentage terms in the final estimate for 2024-25 and final estimates for 2023-24:
| Crop | 2024-25 (Jul-Jun) Final estimate | 2023-24 (Jul-Jun) Third estimate | 2023-24 (Jul-Jun) Final estimate | Change |
| Rice | 150.2 | 136.7 | 137.8 | 9.0 |
| Wheat | 117.9 | 112.9 | 113.3 | 4.1 |
| Maize | 43.4 | 35.7 | 37.7 | 15.1 |
| Tur | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.9 |
| Chana | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 1.0 |
| Moong | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 35.5 |
| TOTAL FOOD GRAINS | 357.7 | 328.85 | 332.3 | 7.6 |
| Groundnut | 11.9 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 16.7 |
| Soybean | 15.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 16.8 |
| Mustard | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.3 | (-)4.5 |
| TOTAL OILSEEDS | 43.0 | 39.6 | 39.7 | 8.3 |
| Sugarcane | 454,6 | 442.5 | 453.2 | 0.3 |
| Cotton* | 29.7 | 32.5 | 32.5 | (-)8.6 |
| Jute* | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 | (-)5.4 |
*Cotton is in bales (1 cotton bale = 170 kg)
**Jute is in bales (1 jute bale = 180 kg)
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Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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