Top 3 food grains-producing states in India

Top 3 food grains-producing states in India

Sandeep Singh

Aug 23,2024

Top 3 food grains-producing states in India

Here are key takeaways from official data from the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare for the year 2023-24. 

3. Punjab 

At the third spot is Punjab with 32.59 million tonnes of food grains produced in 2023-24. 

How much is that?

Punjab accounts for 9.9% of the country's overall production of food grains. 

2. Madhya Pradesh

At 39.84 MTs, MP holds the second position among the top food grains-producing states in India. 

To put things into perspective...

That is about 12.1% of the country's overall production. 

1. Uttar Pradesh

At the top spot is UP, with 59.29 MTs produced in 2023-24. That is 18% of the country's overall production of food grains.

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