Food grain production to improve in 2025-26 but no bumper crop

India expects a modest increase in food grain production in FY26, powered by increased sowing and favorable monsoon forecasts. According to the third forecast released by the Ministry of Agriculture in May, the country achieved a record food grain production of 353.96 MT in 2024-25. (Mint) The food grain production of India is expected to improve this financial year as a result of an increase in the sowing area, aided by above-average monsoon showers, but it will not be a bumper crop as it is in some countries due to rain. Food grain production for 2025-26 is estimated to be 362.50 million tonnes (MT), which is an increase of 2.4% from the level seen a year ago, Wele and farmers Minister Shivraj Singh and farmers said on Tuesday. According to the third forecast released by the Ministry of Agriculture in May, the country achieved a record food grain production of 353.96 MT in 2024-25, which is 21.66 MT higher than the production of 332.30 MT in 2023-24, which registers an increase of about 6.5%. The country achieved record crops in key crops such as rice, wheat, maize, peanuts and soybeans. This output was 12.41 mt higher than the target of 341.55 MT. As far as 2025-26 is concerned, the banking of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD )’s prediction of an ‘above normal’ monsoon at 106% of the long period’s average, the sowing of kharif crops (typically from June to October) frogs, pules, coarse grain, oils, sugarcane and cotton-normally completed with 111 million. The Kharif season. Kharif crops, a senior agricultural officer said that, as expected, a bumper karif crop production would not occur, but since there was a boom in the area in the Kharif season, the production would be more or less the same than last season. Pads and cotton damaged, in Rajasthan, Moon, Moth, Guar and Bajra were damaged due to heavy rain. of satellite images, to assess the loss and compensate the farmers. 66.1 million hectares. Food inflation facilitates, which is already at lower levels, and on the other hand it will affect the income of the farmers and a lower demand for consumer goods in rural India. The best way to balance is the government’s purchases at MSP (minimum support price) to stabilize the food prices in the market, “said Professor Sudhir Panwar, farm expert and ex-member of the UP Planning Commission. Inflation impact India’s retail inflation, measured by the consumer price index (CPI), rose in August to 2.07%, from August to 2.07%. Julie, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MOSPI) on September 12. and fats, which rose by 21.24% in August, compared to 19.24% in July. Hectare, “he said, adding that the harvesting reviews are underway, with large-scale meetings already held for cotton and soybeans. -Asps prevents inflation, but rising productivity can push rural income.