National Collateral Management Services Limited (NCML), a leading agriculture post-harvest management company, has released its first estimates for 2019-20 rabi crop production. This year is likely to see a record food grain production led by the wheat crop along with corn and jowar.
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Rabi season which contributes to nearly 50% of the food grain production starts from November and lasts till April of the following year. The monsoon season of 2019 witnessed 10% above normal rainfall. Wheat is the main crop of the Rabi season and staple food grain of the country. Wheat production during Rabi 2019-20 is estimated at 1090 lakh tonnes which is 6.27% higher than last year production of 1021 lakh tonnes.
