India Reaps Record Foodgrain Output

New Delhi: India clocked record foodgrain production at 3,322.98 LMT (lakh metric tonnes) in the agriculture year 2023-24, higher by 26.11 LMT than the production of foodgrains at 3,296.87 LMT achieved during agriculture year 2022-23, the Centre said on Wednesday.

The foodgrain production saw a record increase due to good results with rice, wheat, and millet crops. Total rice production is estimated at a record 1,378.25 LMT in the year 2023-24 -- up by 20.70 LMT from the previous year’s rice production of 1,357.55 LMT.

Meanwhile, wheat production during 2023-24 is estimated at a record 1,132.92 LMT -- higher by 27.38 LMT than 1,105.54 LMT last year, as per the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare’s final estimates of production.