Kharif Output

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  Kharif Production May Touch Record 150.5 Million Tonnes In 2020-21 Crop Year

  More than adequate monsoon may help food grains output reach 150.5 million tonnes, which would be a record during the current Kharif season of 2020-21

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  Government Projects Fourth Consecutive Year Of Record Food Grain Output

  Total food grains production includes crops grown during both kharif (summer) and rabi (winter) seasons.

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  Cabinet Approves Import Of 1.2 Lakh Tonnes Onion: Nirmala Sitharaman

  Onion prices have come under pressure due to 26 per cent fall in the production to 52.06 lakh tonnes during the kharif output late-kharif seasons of 2019-20.

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  Thanks to Monsoon, Foodgrain Production to Grow By 9%: Union Agriculture Minister

  Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday said that country's foodgrain production is estimated to rise by nine per cent to an all-time high of 135.03 million tonnes in the 2016-17 'kharif' (summer sowing) season with record output of rice and pulses following a good monsoon.

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  Announce Higher Minimum Support Price For Pulses: Chief Economic Advisor

  In a bid to boost pulse output and check prices, the Chief Economic Advisor-led panel on Friday asked the government to immediately announce higher MSP of gram (chana) to Rs 4,000 a quintal for rabi 2016 and Rs 6,000 a quintal for both urad and tur for kharif season 2017.

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  Rice Prices May Rise in Coming Months: Assocham

  After pulses, rice prices may also shoot up in the coming months due to depleting stocks and a likely fall in its kharif output, according to a report by industry body Assocham.

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  Rice Prices May Reach Boiling Point in Coming Months

  After pulses, rice prices may also shoot up and reach a "boiling point" in the coming months due to depleting stocks and likely fall in its kharif output, according to industry body Assocham.

• Deficit Rains Likely to Hit Kharif Foodgrain Output by 7%

  India's foodgrain production is projected to drop 7 per cent to about 120 million tonnes in this year due to poor monsoon rains.

• Crop yields falls by up to 6% this kharif season

  The yields of major crops, including rice, oilseeds, sugarcane and cotton, fell by up to 6 per cent during the kharif season compared to the previous season due to delayed monsoon, according to a Agriculture Ministry official.

• Foodgrain output projected to decline by 10 per cent: Pawar

  India's foodgrains production is projected to decline by 10 per cent in the kharif season of this year at 117.18 million tonnes due to deficient monsoon and drought in some states.

• Drop in kharif output to put pressure on food prices: C Rangarajan

  With kharif (summer crop) output being projected to drop by 10 per cent this year, food prices will remain under pressure for some time, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan has said.

• Monsoon deficit comes down to 8%; pulses output will be hit: Pawar

  Monsoon rains have revived and deficit has come down to 8 per cent so far this year, still the government expects fall in production of pulses and coarse cereals during the Kharif season, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today.

• Record rice output to help tame prices

  In what should bring some relief to the government in its battle against rising food prices, the country’s foodgrain production during the current kharif season is expected to be 123.88 million tonnes