NEW DELHI: The data of the third advanced estimate of food grain production shows a 6.5% record increase in major crops compared to last year. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the country’s food grain production reached 3539.59 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) in 2024-25, which is 216.61 LMT higher than last year’s (2023-24) 3322.98 LMT.Data shows a record production of rice, wheat, maize, soybean, rapeseed, mustard, and sugarcane. “The third estimated production of major crops such as paddy, wheat, soybean, groundnuts, oilseeds, and pulses is going to be a record,” said Chouhan.
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