FOOD GRAINS PRODUCTION

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• As per third advance estimates, food grains production at 283 million tonnes is higher by over 17 million tonnes than the previous five years average production of foodgrain. 
  
  
• The rice production is estimated at an all-time-high of over 115 million tonnes during 2018-19, beating the previous record of over 112 million tonnes achieved in 2017-18 crop year. 
  
  
• Production of wheat is also estimated at record over 101 million tonnes, which is higher by 1.33 million tonnes as compared to previous year. 
  
  
• The total pulses production is estimated at over 23 million tonnes.