Record Pulses produced by India in 2012-13

July 30, 2013

The country has achieved a record pulses production of 18.45 million tonnes (MT) in the 2012-13 crop year(June) compared with 18 MT in the third estimates released in May 2013, while food grain output declined by 1.5% to 255.36 MT due to drought in some states in 2012.

Pulses output has been revised upward to record 18.45 MT in 2012-13 as compared with the 2011-12 output which stood at 17.09 MT.

How would record pulses production will affect?

Higher supply will reduce imports and also prices. Higher support price prompted farmers to grow pulses and so the output has been good this time.

Various food grains Input/ Output:

India has produced 255.36 MT of food grains during the 2012-13. The food grains output is same as it was in the 3^rd estimate, but it is lower than the record 259.29 MT achieved in the 2011-12 crop year (July-June).
Rice production has been revised upward to 104.4 MT from 104.22 MT in the third estimates but the rice output is lower at 105.3 MT compared with 2011-12.
Coarse cereals production estimates has also been revised upward at 40.06 MT in 2012-13 from 39.52 MT in the third estimate, but it is still lower than 42.01 MT in 2012.
Wheat output has been revised downward to 92.46 MT from 93.62 MT in the third estimate. Production stood at record 94.88 MT in 2011-12.

Future prospects: The production is expected to bounce back this year as the country is presently receiving good monsoon and sowing area has exceeded last year’s level so far.

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