date:Sep 26, 2012
e deficient and late rains this year.
These estimates were released by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who said the estimates were higher than expectations considering the truant monsoon rains.
The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from the states and validated with information available from other sources.
The estimated production of major crops during Kharif 2012-13 is as under:
Foodgrains 117.18 million tonnes
Rice 85.59 million tonnes
Coar