Second Advance Production Estimates Project Record Food Grain Production The government of India (GOI) released the Second Advanced Estimates for Agricultural Production on 27 February 2018, which projected the country’s total food grain production in 2017/18 at 277.49 MMT, 2.94 MMT more than the fixed target and up from 275.11 MMT in 2016/17.
As stated by the government, the increased production is the result of a near normal monsoon in 2017/18 as well as the implementation of its programs, including the higher Minimum Support Price (MSP) that was announced. Within the pulses production (see table above), gram (chickpea) production is estimated at 11.10 MMT, up 18.33 percent from 9.38 MMT in 2016/17, and urad (black lentil) prod...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at the White House today as part of a highly anticipated three-day visit to the United States, marking his first visit to Washington in eleven years. Trade is expected to feature prominently in discussions with President Trump,...
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