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India Expects 24.42 MMT Pulses

DELHI - Feb 24/21 - SNS -- Pulse output in India could reach 24.42 million metric tons (MT) across the 2020-21 production cycle, up from 23.03 million last year, but below the record 25.42 million produced in 2017-18.

In its second advance estimates for the current cycle, India's agriculture department said total food grain output could reach a record 303.34 million MT, compared to 297.50 million during 2019-20.

Total production of rice during 2020-21 is estimated at 120.32 million MT, while wheat output is expected to reach 109.24 million MT and coarse cereals 49.36 million MT. Oilseeds output could come in at a record 37.31 million MT.

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