India's foodgrain production rose 8 per cent to record 357.73 million tonnes in the 2024-25 crop year ended June as compared to 332.29 million tonnes in the 2023-24 crop year (July-June). According to the final estimate of  foodgrains production for the 2024-25 crop year, wheat output stood at a record 117.94 million tonnes in 2024-25 against 113.29 million tonnes in the preceding year. Rice production rose to a record 150.18 million tonnes in 2024-25 from 137.82 million tonnes in 2023-24. Pulse production increased to 25.68 million tonnes in 2024-25 compared to 24.24 million tonnes in 2023-24.

In non-foodgrains category, the production of oilseeds rose to 42.98 million tonnes in 2024-25 from 39.66 million tonnes in 2023-24. In cash crops, sugarcane production stood at 454.61 million tonnes in in 2023-24 against 453.15 million tonnes in the preceding year. 

However, the cotton output declined to 29.72 million bales of 170 kg each in the 2024-25 crop year compared to 32.52 million bales in the preceding year. In last ten years, India’s foodgrain production increased to 357.73 million tonnes in 2024-25 from 251.54 million tonnes in 2015-16.