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India's Kharif Harvest Hits Record 173 Million Tonnes Amid Strong Monsoon

India's Kharif season is showing impressive growth with food grain production estimated at 173.33 million tonnes. Rice and maize production are leading this agricultural surge with significant year-over-year increases. The agriculture minister credited good monsoon conditions for supporting crop growth across most regions. These estimates will be revised as actual crop cutting data becomes available from states.

Key Points: Kharif Food Grain Production 173 Million Tonnes Shivraj Chouhan

  • Kharif rice production estimated at 124.5 million tonnes with 1.73 million tonne increase
  • Maize production surges to 28.3 million tonnes, up 3.5 million tonnes
  • Sugarcane output projected at 475.6 million tonnes, showing massive growth
  • Despite excessive rainfall in some areas, good monsoon benefited most crop regions
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Kharif food grain production estimated at 173.33 million tonnes for 2025-26: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces record 173.33 million tonnes Kharif food grain production for 2025-26, with rice and maize showing significant growth.

"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuous positive progress is being made in the agricultural sector - Shivraj Singh Chouhan"

New Delhi, November 26

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday released the first advanced estimates of production of main Kharif crops, according to which a record growth in production of major Kharif crops is expected, with total food grain production estimated to increase by 3.87 million tonnes to 173.33 million tonnes.

A good production of Kharif rice and maize is anticipated. Shivraj Singh stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuous positive progress is being made in the agricultural sector, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said in a release.

The Union Minister further informed that in some areas of the country, excessive rainfall affected crops, but most areas benefited greatly from good monsoon rains, resulting in overall good crop growth. According to the first advance estimates for 2025-26, the Kharif rice production is estimated at 124.504 million tonnes, which is 1.732 million tonnes more than the production of Kharif rice last year. Kharif maize production is estimated at 28.303 million tonnes, 3.495 million tonnes more than the previous year's Kharif maize production.

The Union Agriculture Minister further said that the first advance estimates project total Kharif coarse cereals production at 41.414 million tonnes and total Kharif pulses production at 7.413 million tonnes for 2025-26. Within this, production of tur (arhar) is estimated at 3.597 million tonnes, urad at 1.205 million tonnes, and moong at 1.720 million tonnes. Total Kharif oilseed production in the country is estimated at 27.563 million tonnes for 2025-26. This includes peanut (groundnut) production at 11.093 million tonnes, which is 0.681 million tonnes more than last year, and soybean production estimated at 14.266 million tonnes. Sugarcane production is estimated at 475.614 million tonnes, showing an increase of 21.003 million tonnes compared to last year. Cotton production is estimated at 29.215 million bales (each bale weighing 170 kilograms), and production of Patson and Mesta is estimated at 8.345 million bales (each bale weighing kilogrammes).

These estimates are based on yield trends from previous years, other ground-level inputs, regional observations, and predominantly data received from states. Revisions will be made when actual crop cutting experiment yield data becomes available.

- ANI

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Priya S
Good to see the numbers, but I hope the government ensures that farmers actually benefit from this increased production. Often, good production doesn't mean good income for farmers due to market prices.
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Arjun K
The monsoon this year has been quite good in most parts. My uncle in Maharashtra says his soybean crop looks promising. Hope the estimates hold true! 🇮🇳
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Sarah B
Impressive numbers! The 21 million tonne increase in sugarcane production is massive. This should help control sugar prices in the market. Good for both farmers and consumers.
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Michael C
While the overall numbers look positive, I'm concerned about the pulses production. We still import a lot of pulses. Need to focus more on increasing domestic production of tur, urad, and moong.
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Kavya N
Jai Kisan! 🚜 This is wonderful news for our agricultural economy. The increase in oilseed production is particularly important for reducing our import dependency. Hope the government continues supporting our annadata.

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