Foodgrain Production in 2000-01

The production target of foodgrain for the year 2000-01 has been pegged at 210 million tonnes (MT), 2 MT more than the target of the Planning commission. The production target of rice has been fixd at 90 MT, while the target for rice has been set as 74 MT.

The targets proposed for coarse cereals are 33 MT, pulses 15 MT and sugarcane 325 MT. The target for cotton is 14.50 million bales of 170 kgs, while for jute/mesta, it is 10 million bales of 180 kgs each. However, observers pointed out that the actual production of foodgrains for 2000-01 was likely to be somewhere in the region of 200 MT.


Market Update
(Foodgrains)