India produces a record 332.22 million tonnes of foodgrains in 2023–2024

According to the agriculture ministry, India’s foodgrain production reached a record 332.22 million tonnes in the 2023-24 crop year, driven by strong wheat and rice production. The final estimate for 2023-24 shows an increase of 2.61 million tonnes from the previous year’s 329.6 million tonnes. Rice production reached a record 137.82 million tonnes, up from…

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The 2023–24 crop season will see an 80% increase in cotton exports, reaching 28 lakh bales.

28 lakh bales, or almost 80%, of the crop year 2023–24, or the season ending in September, is projected to be exported as cotton. There were 15.50 lakh bales of cotton exported in the preceding crop year. Higher than anticipated supplies from Maharashtra and Gujarat, the estimated pressing estimates for the 2023–24 season are 323.03…

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The government has increased its purchase of wheat, in an effort to keep food prices under control

The food ministry has selected 59 crucial districts across three states to strengthen MSP procurement operations. More farmers have registered for the wheat procurement drive this season, totaling over 0.36 million. The government’s wheat procurement push began last month to support inventories that had fallen to a 16-year low. Government agencies have acquired 0.6 MT…

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