Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India recorded a bumper foodgrain output of 357.73 million metric tonnes (MMT) in the agricultural year 2024-25, marking an increase of 25.43 MMT over the preceding year, reflecting sustained gains in productivity, improved input management, and strengthened institutional support to farmers, an official fact-sheet said.
The increase was primarily driven by higher production of rice, wheat, maize, and coarse cereals (including millets, designated as Shree Anna). Moreover, India’s agricultural exports have grown steadily in recent years.
Agricultural export earnings increased from $34.5 billion in FY20 to $51.1 billion in FY25, reflecting a CAGR of 8.2 per cent. In FY25, agri-food exports, including processed food products, amounted to $49.43 billion, accounting for about 11.2 per cent of total exports.
Notably, the share of processed food exports has also risen consistently, from 14.9 per cent in FY18 to 20.4 per cent in FY25, indicating a progressive shift toward higher value-added within the agricultural export basket, said the official statement. The country ranks as the world’s second-largest producer of both rice and wheat, with output reaching 150.18 million tonnes of rice and 117.94 million tonnes of wheat during the agricultural year 2024-25.
India also leads globally in pulse production, recording an output of 25.68 million tonnes (2024-25), with Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan serving as the principal producing states.
