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Production of Crops

7.6 In the year 2019-20 (as per fourth advance estimates), total food grain production in
the country is estimated at record 296.65 million tonnes which is higher by 11.44 million
tonnes than the production of food grain of 285.21 million tonnes achieved during 2018-
19. Further, the production during 2019-20 is higher by 26.87 million tonnes than the
previous five years’ (2014-15 to 2018-19) average production of 269.78 million tonnes. A
diagrammatic trend in output of major crops for the last five years are shown in Figure 4
and Figure 5.

Figure 4: Trend in Production of Rice and Wheat Crops (Quantity in Million Tonnes)

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20

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2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20*

Rice Wheat

Source: Created from the data of the 1st Adv. Estimate released dated 22.09.2020
*4th Advanced Estimates.

Figure 5: Trend in Production of Other Major Crops (Quantity in Million Tonnes)

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20
15
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5
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2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20*
Nutri/Coarse Cereals Pulses Oilseeds Cotton@

Source: Created from the data of the 1st Adv. Estimate released dated 22.09.2020
*4th Advanced Estimates. @ Production of cotton is in million bales.