The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare releases Final Estimates of production of major crops for the year 2022-23 today
The Final Estimates of production of major crops for the year 2022-23 have been released by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on 18th October, 2023. The assessment of production of different crops is based on the data received from States and validated with information available from other sources.
In the current agricultural year, the conventional release of the Fourth Advance Estimate in August has been substituted with the Final Estimates, which are now published in October instead of the subsequent February. This alteration allows for the swift provision of conclusive assessments for major agricultural crops, only a few months after the conclusion of the agricultural year. Furthermore, in this agricultural year, a more precise approach has been taken by separating the Rabi season from the summer season in crop estimates. Previously, these two seasons were combined under the Rabi category. This strategic division has been implemented for specific crops such as Rice, Jowar, Bajra, Maize, Urad, Moong, Groundnut, Sunflower, and Sesamum.
- Foodgrains – 3296.87 Lakh tonnes.
- Rice – 1357.55 Lakh tonnes.
- Wheat – 1105.54 Lakh tonnes.
- Nutri / Coarse Cereals – 573.19 Lakh tonnes.
- Maize – 380.85 Lakh tonnes.
- Pulses – 260.58 Lakh tonnes.
- Tur – 33.12 Lakh tonnes.
- Gram – 122.67 Lakh tonnes.
- Oilseeds – 413.55 Lakh tonnes.
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- Groundnut – 102.97 Lakh tonnes.
- Soyabean – 149.85 Lakh tonnes.
- Rapeseed and Mustard – 126.43 Lakh tonnes.
- Sugarcane – 4905.33 Lakh tonnes.
- Cotton – 336.60 Lakh bales (of 170 kg each)
- Jute & Mesta – 93.92 Lakh bales (of 180 kg each)
As per Final Estimates for 2022-23, total Foodgrain production in the country is estimated at record 3296.87 Lakh tonnes which is higher by 140.71 Lakh tonnes than the production of foodgrains of 3156.16 Lakh tonnes achieved during 2021-22. Further, the production during 2022-23 is higher by 308.69 Lakh tonnes than the previous five years’ (2017-18 to 2021-22) average production of foodgrains.
Total production of Rice during 2022-23 is estimated at record 1357.55 Lakh tonnes. It is higher by 62.84 Lakh tonnes than previous year’s Rice production of 1294.71 Lakh tonnes and by 153.65 Lakh tonnes than the last five years’ average production of 1203.90 Lakh tonnes.
Production of Wheat during 2022-23 is estimated at record 1105.54 Lakh tonnes. It is higher by 28.12 Lakh tonnes than previous year’s wheat production of 1077.42 Lakh tonnes and by 48.23 Lakh tonnes than the average wheat production of 1057.31 Lakh tonnes.
Production of Nutri / Coarse Cereals estimated at 573.19 Lakh tonnes, which is higher by 62.18 Lakh tonnes than the production of 511.01 Lakh tonnes achieved during 2021-22. Further, it is also higher by 92.79 Lakh tonnes than the average production. Production of Shree Anna is estimated at 173.20 Lakh tonnes.
Total Pulses production during 2022-23 is estimated at 260.58 Lakh tonnes which is higher by 14.02 Lakh tonnes than the last five years’ average pulses production of 246.56 Lakh tonnes. Total Oilseeds production in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at record 413.55 Lakh tonnes which is higher by 33.92 Lakh tonnes than the oilseed production during 2021-22. Further, the production of oilseeds during 2022-23 is higher by 73.33 Lakh tonnes than the average oilseeds production of 340.22 Lakh tonnes.
Total production of Sugarcane in the country during 2022-23 is estimated at 4905.33 Lakh tonnes. The production of sugarcane during 2022-23 is higher by 511.08 Lakh tonnes than the previous year sugarcane production of 4394.25 Lakh tonnes.
Production of Cotton is estimated at 336.60 Lakh bales (of 170 kg each) is higher by 25.42 Lakh bales than the previous year’s cotton production. Production of Jute & Mesta is estimated at 93.92 Lakh bales (of 180 kg each).
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(Release ID :248832)