India's kharif production for 2014-15
India's kharif production for 2014-15 was estimated at 120.27 million tonnes.
India's kharif foodgrains production for 2014-15 which is 8.97 million tonnes lower than the record production of 129.24 million tonnes achieved during Kharif 2013-14 mainly due to the delayed and deficient rainfall in different parts of the country.
The 1st Advance Estimates of Production of major Kharif Crops for 2014-15, released by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation said production of kharif rice was estimated at 88.02 million tonnes.This was lower by 3.67 million tonnes as compared to last year's record production of 91.69 million tonnes but higher by 1.34 million tonnes than its five-year average.
An official press release said delayed arrival of monsoon impacted sowing of jowar, bajra and maize in some major states such as Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, leading to significant decline of 18.56 lakh hectares in the overall area under kharif coarse cereals than the last year.
The decline in area has adversely affected production of these crops, leading to a fall in the total production of kharif coarse cereals, which is estimated to be lower at 27.05 million tonnes as compared to 31.53 million tonnes during 2013-14.
The decline in area under tur and moong has also affected production of kharif pulses, which is estimated at 5.20 million tonnes as against their production of 6.02 million tonnes during kharif 2013-14
The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from states and validated with information available from other sources, the release said.
India's kharif foodgrains production for 2014-15 which is 8.97 million tonnes lower than the record production of 129.24 million tonnes achieved during Kharif 2013-14 mainly due to the delayed and deficient rainfall in different parts of the country.
The 1st Advance Estimates of Production of major Kharif Crops for 2014-15, released by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation said production of kharif rice was estimated at 88.02 million tonnes.This was lower by 3.67 million tonnes as compared to last year's record production of 91.69 million tonnes but higher by 1.34 million tonnes than its five-year average.
An official press release said delayed arrival of monsoon impacted sowing of jowar, bajra and maize in some major states such as Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, leading to significant decline of 18.56 lakh hectares in the overall area under kharif coarse cereals than the last year.
The decline in area has adversely affected production of these crops, leading to a fall in the total production of kharif coarse cereals, which is estimated to be lower at 27.05 million tonnes as compared to 31.53 million tonnes during 2013-14.
The decline in area under tur and moong has also affected production of kharif pulses, which is estimated at 5.20 million tonnes as against their production of 6.02 million tonnes during kharif 2013-14
The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from states and validated with information available from other sources, the release said.
It said that, due to delayed and deficient rainfall, area coverage under most of the crops during current kharif season has declined. Erratic rainfall and dry spells in several parts of the country have also impacted productivity of crops.
"Due to lower area coverage and productivity, production of most of the crops is expected to be lower than their record production levels achieved during the last year. However, these are preliminary estimates and do not take into account the positive impact of rainfall of September 2014. Also, as per past experience, the first advance estimates reported by states are generally conservative and subsequently undergo upward revision," it said.
Among oilseeds, on account of decline in area and productivity in Gujarat, total production of groundnut in the country has suffered considerably and declined to 5.02 million tonnes as compared to its record production of 7.81 million tonnes during 2013-14.
Production of soybean estimated at 11.82 million tonnes is also marginally lower than the last year.
Due to setback in the production of these two major oilseeds, total production of kharif oilseeds is expected to decline to 19.66 million tonnes, 2.75 million tonnes lower than their record production of 22.41 million tonnes achieved during kharif 2013-14.
Production of sugarcane, estimated at 342.79 million tonnes, though lower by 7.23 million tonnes than the last year, is higher by 5.40 million tonnes than its average production.
Among oilseeds, on account of decline in area and productivity in Gujarat, total production of groundnut in the country has suffered considerably and declined to 5.02 million tonnes as compared to its record production of 7.81 million tonnes during 2013-14.
Production of soybean estimated at 11.82 million tonnes is also marginally lower than the last year.
Due to setback in the production of these two major oilseeds, total production of kharif oilseeds is expected to decline to 19.66 million tonnes, 2.75 million tonnes lower than their record production of 22.41 million tonnes achieved during kharif 2013-14.
Production of sugarcane, estimated at 342.79 million tonnes, though lower by 7.23 million tonnes than the last year, is higher by 5.40 million tonnes than its average production.
Production of cotton has been estimated at 34.62 million bales
(of 170 kg each), lower by 1.97 million bales than itsrecord production of 36.59 million bales during 2013-14 but higher by 2.02 million bales than the average production. Production of jute estimated at 10.87 million bales (of 180 kg each) is also marginally lower than its last year’s production but higher than the average production of last five years.
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