Commodities Live: Agriculture Ministry Expects Record Output In Fourth Advance Estimate For Major Crops

Releasing the fourth advance estimate for the crop year 2021-22, the Union Agriculture Ministry today said that record production of rice, maize, gram, pulses, mustard, oilseeds and sugarcane is expected during this crop year. A record 130.29 million tonnes of rice production is possible. Wheat production is likely to come down to 10.68 million tonnes. The record production of pulses is expected to be 27.69 million tonnes. The record production of oilseeds is estimated at 37.70 million tonnes.