Govt estimates kharif crop output at 140.57 MT in 2019-20
Foodgrains production stood at 141.71 million tonnes (MT) in the kharif season of the 2018-19 crop year (July-June).
![The GR also said the Rs 10,000 loan would be given only to those who want to sow crops for the Kharif season. The GR also said the Rs 10,000 loan would be given only to those who want to sow crops for the Kharif season.](https://s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/images.asianage.com/images/aa-Cover-4u70uaphr0u0pts0lbk5t9j3n6-20170721022138.Medi.jpeg)
The GR also said the Rs 10,000 loan would be given only to those who want to sow crops for the Kharif season.
New Delhi: The country's foodgrain production is estimated slightly lower at 140.57 million tonnes in the kharif season of 2019-20 crop year on likely fall in rice and pulses output, according to a latest data released by the Agriculture Ministry.
Foodgrains production stood at 141.71 million tonnes (MT) in the kharif season of the 2018-19 crop year (July-June).
Sowing of the kharif (summer) crops is almost complete and harvesting will begin from October onwards.
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