Parliament Question: Agricultural Production and Procurement at MSP

OVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3916 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17TH MARCH, 2026 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT AT MSP 3916. SMT. SATABDI ROY: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government maintains the crop-wise details of total production in a financial year; and (b) if so, the quantity of total production and procurement at MSP in the last eleven years, year and crop-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY) (a) & (b): During an agricultural year (July-June), the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare releases three advance estimates and a final estimate of area, production and yield of major agricultural crops. The quantity of total production and procurement of MSP crops in the last eleven years, year and crop-wise are given at Annexure I and Annexure II, respectively.Annexure I All India: Crop-wise Production during last 11 years Production in Lakh Tonnes 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- Crop 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Rice 1054.8 1044.1 1097.0 1127.6 1164.8 1188.7 1243.7 1294.7 1357.6 1378.3 1501.8 Wheat 865.3 922.9 985.1 998.7 1036.0 1078.6 1095.9 1077.4 1105.5 1132.9 1179.5 Maize 241.7 225.7 259.0 287.5 277.2 287.7 316.5 337.3 380.9 376.7 434.1 Barley 16.1 14.4 17.5 17.8 16.3 17.2 16.6 13.7 19.1 17.0 19.2 Jowar 54.5 42.4 45.7 48.0 34.8 47.7 48.1 41.5 38.1 47.4 49.6 Bajra 91.8 80.7 97.3 92.1 86.6 103.6 108.6 97.8 114.3 107.2 112.1 Ragi 20.6 18.2 13.9 19.9 12.4 17.6 20.0 17.0 16.9 16.7 19.8 Tur 28.1 25.6 48.7 42.9 33.2 38.9 43.2 42.2 33.1 34.2 36.2 Gram 73.3 70.6 93.8 113.8 99.4 110.8 119.1 135.4 122.7 110.4 111.1 Urad 19.6 19.5 28.3 34.9 30.6 20.8 22.3 27.8 26.3 23.2 22.4 Moong 15.0 15.9 21.7 20.2 24.6 25.1 30.9 31.7 36.8 31.0 42.4 Lentil 10.4 9.8 12.2 16.2 12.3 11.0 14.9 12.7 15.6 17.9 16.5 Groundnut 74.0 67.3 74.6 92.5 67.3 99.5 102.4 101.4 103.0 101.8 119.4 Sesamum 8.3 8.5 7.5 7.6 6.9 6.6 8.2 7.9 8.0 8.5 8.9 Nigerseed 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 Soybean 103.7 85.7 131.6 109.3 132.7 112.3 126.1 129.9 149.9 130.6 152.7 Sunflower 4.3 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.5 3.6 1.7 2.4 Rapeseed & 62.8 68.0 79.2 84.3 92.6 91.2 102.1 119.6 126.4 132.6 126.7 Mustard Safflower 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.4 Cotton 348.1 300.1 325.8 328.1 280.4 360.7 352.5 311.2 336.6 325.2 297.2 Jute 106.2 99.4 104.3 95.9 95.0 94.5 89.5 97.6 89.9 92.5 84.9 # Cotton Production in Lakh Bales, 1Bale=170 Kg ## Jute Production in Lakh Bales, 1Bale=180 Kg All India Production of Copra during last 11 years (in ‘000 Metric Tonnes) 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- Crop 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Copra Milling 836 971 986 1016 848 868 873 853 859 911 826 Copra Ball 236 273 320 311 293 293 320 364 435 430 362 Total 1072 1244 1306 1327 1141 1161 1193 1217 1294 1341 1188 Source: Coconut Development BoardAnnexure II Statement showing Procurement of MSP crops during last 11 years (in Lakh Metric Tonnes) Crop 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Paddy 478.21 510.23 568.22 568.39 660.11 770.93 895.66 857.30 808.45 782.25 826.27** Wheat 281.31 280.88 229.62 308.25 357.95 341.33 389.93 433.44 187.92 261.97 266.05 Cotton* (lakh bales) 92.6 8.95 - 3.91 10.78 124.61 99.33 - - 32.84 100.16 *In 2016-17, 2021-22 & 2022-23, cotton prices were ruling above MSP. Hence, no MSP support required by farmers. **Ongoing data upto 10.03.2026 (in Metric Tonnes) Crop 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Jowar 14349 28646 3733 2668 12093 23338 146472 156575 85197 323163 414855 Bajra 0 5094 6341 20000 100891 100076 361871 13251 182005 696457 343352 Maize 314844 22357 62180 47794 12103 115138 205315 22767 13122 4532 19482 Ragi 135916 203769 - - 94390 193243 494350 437339 456745 230920 394613 Copra - - 6326 - - 314 5089 33 40849 134341 97335 Gram - - - 2769430 776406 2158434 637546 2629461 2353115 43121 317091 Groundnut - - 211679 1051583 717515 723086 286233 149696 7194 76154 1802514 Masoor - - - 246944 56238 1434 18 76475 248551 248052 Moong - - 121903 299182 328714 147130 167391 363274 401775 402097 638389 Mustard Seed - - 36940 873661 1088945 803844 - - 1114396 1207810 500726 Sesamum Seed - - 3420 - - - - - Soybean - - 162 72282 19483 10678 - - - 6963 1995157 Safflower Seed - - - - - - - - 1630 - Sunflower seed 4242 4949 6539 2745 3336 5267 3886 1905 6588 15711 17329 Tur - - 195994 873759 291001 547270 11004 36184 - - 625489 Urad - - 15748 363594 492294 132 1087 2038 36 - 10483 Jute 2903 3 10228 61011 13079 14813 716 251 42399 131690 41563 Sources: DA&FW, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Cotton Corporation of India, Jute Corporation of India *****