Second advance estimate of rice production in FY 21 is 120 million tonne, which is estimated 1.2 percent higher than the previous year.
Wheat production is estimated to increase by 1.3 per cent in FY 21 to 109.24 million tonne from 107.86 million tonne in FY 20.
Maize production is estimated to grow by 4.8 per cent in the current fiscal ending March 2021.
Coarse cereals as a group will witness higher growth of 3.4 per cent this year.
Food grains production will cross 300 mn tonne with growth of 2 per cent being witnessed for the year.
Oilseeds production is good news for the edible oils industry with growth of 12.3 per cent.
Cotton production will keep conditions stable for the textiles industry. Cotton production will grow more by 1.3 per cent in FY 21.SHIVANI SHARMA, PRAGATI SRIVASTAVA