India has achieved a historic milestone in agricultural output, with foodgrain production for 2024–25 touching an all-time high of 357.73 million tonnes. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the final crop production estimates in New Delhi on Thursday and congratulated farmers for their contribution to the achievement.

The Minister noted that the increase represents the highest rise in foodgrain production in the past ten years. Output has grown by 106 million tonnes since 2015–16, when production stood at 251.54 million tonnes.

According to the estimates, rice production has reached a record 1501.84 lakh tonnes, up by 123.59 lakh tonnes from last year. Wheat output has also touched a record 1179.45 lakh tonnes, registering an increase of 46.5

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