Pulses output touches a record 18.45 mt in 2012-13

Production of pulses touched an all-time high of 18.45 million tonnes in 2012-13 aided a record output of gram (chana), tur (arhar) and urad.

Latest Government estimates peg chana output at a record 8.88 mt over the previous year’s 7.70 mt.

Similarly production of tur touched a new high of 3.07 mt, marginally lower than the targeted 3.09 mt, but higher than previous year’s 2.65 mt.

Output of urad also touched a new high 1.90 mt, surpassing previous year’s 1.77 mt. However, the production of moong declined 26 per cent to 1.20 mt, from the previous year’s 1.63 mt.

The Government estimates overall foodgrain output of 255.36 mt during 2012-13, down 1.51 per cent from the previous year’s 259.29 mt. Wheat output has been pegged at 92.46 mt, down 2.55 per cent over previous year’s 94.88 mt. Cotton output was pegged at 340 lakh bales of 170 kg each, down from the previous year’s 352 lakh bales.

Maize output has also been pegged at a record high of 22.23 mt.

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