date:Sep 26, 2012
As per the first advance estimates of production of kharif crops, 117.18 million tonnes (MT) foodgrains is likely to be produced in the current season.
These production estimates are higher than the average of the first advance estimates of the last five years (113 MT). Final estimates are generally 5 to 10 per cent higher than the first estimates. Even as compared to the average of final estimates (118.86 MT), the current estimates are lower by 1.68 million tonnes or about 1.4 per cent despit