As per Fourth Advance Estimates for 2018-19, total Foodgrain production in the country is estimated at 284.95 million tonnes which is higher by 19.20 million tonnes than the previous five years’ (2013-14 to 2017-18) average production of foodgrain.The 4^th Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19 have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on 19^thAugust, 2019. The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from States and validated with information available from other sources.

As per 4^th Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major crops during 2018-19 is as under:

• Foodgrains  –  284.95 million tonnes.
  • Rice  –  116.42  million tonnes. (record)
  • Wheat – 102.19 million tonnes (record)
  • Nutri / Coarse Cereals – 42.95 million tonnes.
  • Maize  –  27.23 million tonnes.
  • Pulses  –  23.40 million tonnes.
  • Gram – 10.13 million tonnes.
  • Tur  –  3.59 million tonnes.
• Oilseeds  –  32.26 million tonnes.
  • • • Soyabean  –  13.79 million tonnes
      • Rapeseed and Mustard  –  9.34million tonnes
      • Groundnut  –  6.69 million tonnes

• Cotton  –  28.71 million bales (of 170 kg each)
• Sugarcane – 400.16 million tonnes (record)
• Total production of Rice during 2018-19 is estimated at record 116.42 million tonnes. Production of rice has increased by 3.66 million tonnes than the production of 112.76 million tonnes during 2017-18. It is also higher by 8.62 million tonnes than the five years’ average production of 107.80 million tonnes.
•  Production of Wheat, estimated at record 102.19 million tonnes, is higher by 2.32 million tonnes as compared to wheat production of 99.87 million tonnes achieved during 2017-18. Moreover, the production of wheat during 2018-19 is also higher by 7.58 million tonnes than the average wheat production of 94.61 million tonnes.
• Total Pulses production during 2018-19 is estimated at 23.40 million tonnes which is higher by 3.14 million tonnes than the last Five years’ average production of 20.26 million tonnes.

  *Total Oilseeds production in the country during 2018-19 is estimated at 32.26 million tonnes which is higher than the production of 31.46 million tonnes during 2017-18. Moreover, the production of oilseeds during 2018-19 is also higher by 2.61 million tonnes than the average oilseeds production.

• With an increase by 20.25 million tonnes over 2017-18, total production of Sugarcane in the country during 2018-19 is estimated at 400.16 million tonnes. Moreover, the production of sugarcane during 2018-19 is also higher by 50.38 million tonnes than the average sugarcane production of 349.78 million tonnes.
•  Production of Cotton estimated at 28.71 million bales (of 170 kg each) andproduction of Jute & Mesta estimated at 9.77 million bales (of 180 kg each).