New Delhi India’s grain output is estimated to exceed the previous forecast to hit a fresh peak of 252.56 million tonne this crop year through June on higher-than-expected output of rice and wheat, although coarse cereal and pulse production will trail last year’s level.
The record harvest will keep key grain supplies steady and provide the much-needed comfort to the government as it gears up to implement a food security law, but it will also bring to the fore problems of storage. Moreover, a downward revision in the production of pulses, coarse cereal and oilseeds may weigh on prices.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/grain-output-set-hit-record-252-million-tonne-2011-12
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oilseeds
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-food-civil-supplies
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy