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Agriculture Agri-Biz & Commodities - Foodgrains Industry & Economy - Economy Kharif foodgrain output pegged at 112.24 mt
Our Bureau New Delhi, Sept. 19 The country’s production of cotton, soyabean, sugarcane and kharif maize is expected to scale all time highs this year. According to the Union Agriculture Ministry’s First Advance Estimates of crop output, released here on Wednesday, production of kharif foodgrains during 2007-08 will touch 112.24 million tonnes (mt). This is 1.72 mt more than that of last year, though below the record 117 mt level of 2003-04. Within foodgrains, kharif rice output is estimated at 80.15 mt, the highest since the 80.52 mt of 2001-02. But production of kharif maize is slated to cross 13 mt, surpassing the previous record of 12.73 mt attained in 2003-04. While output of kharif pulses, oilseeds and jute are assessed to be higher than last year, farmers are going to harvest record crops of cotton and sugarcane, at 22.94 million bales and 345.62 mt, respectively. Similarly, soyabean production, at 9.04 mt, would scale a new high. “We are making all efforts to ensure that the success of kharif gets repeated in the rabi season, especially in wheat, gram and rapeseed-mustard,” the Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Dr P.K. Mishra, told presspersons at the conclusion of the two-day National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2007. More Stories on : Agriculture | Foodgrains | Economy
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