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Total foodgrain production in 2019-20 to be higher than normal: Govt

New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) Production of most of the crops for the agricultural year 2019-20 has been estimated higher than their normal production after cumulative rainfall in the country during the monsoon season was 10 per cent higher than Long Period Average, government said on Tuesday.
Total Foodgrain production in the country is estimated at record 291.95 million tonnes which is higher by 6.74 million tonnes than the production of foodgrain of 285.21 million tonnes achieved during 2018-19, according to the second Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2019-20 released by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
However, the production during 2019-20 is higher by 26.20 million tonnes than the previous five years’ (2013-14 to 2017-18) average production of foodgrain.
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