# Kharif food-grain output to be record high, show initial government estimates - The Economic Times

> India's first advance estimate projects record kharif food-grain output of 141.59 million tonnes for 2018-19, up 0.61% from last year. Rice, sugarcane and oilseed output is expected to rise, while coarse cereals, pulses and cotton are forecast to fall.

- Date: 2018-09-26 · published 2018-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12059-kharif-food-grain-output-to-be-record-high-show-initial-government-estimates
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Indian rice crop adds to export supply and weighs on global rice prices, though these are preliminary estimates.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-08-16 | [Govt revises grain output to record high of 275.68 million tonnes in FY17 \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69413-govt-revises-grain-output-to-record-high-of-275-68-million-tonnes-in-fy17.md) | -0.3% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2025-11-27 | [Kharif rice output reaches record 124.5 MT \| India News - The Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12739-kharif-rice-output-reaches-record-124-5-mt-india-news-the-times-of-india.md) | -0.4% | -3.5% |
| RICE | 2021-05-25 | [India's foodgrain output to rise 2.66% to record 305.43 MT in 2020-21: Govt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47051-india-s-foodgrain-output-to-rise-2-66-to-record-305-43-mt-in-2020-21-govt.md) | +1.0% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2017-02-15 | [Govt sees record foodgrain output at 271.98 mt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72445-govt-sees-record-foodgrain-output-at-271-98-mt.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| RICE | 2020-02-18 | [Foodgrain production set to touch a record high - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54544-foodgrain-production-set-to-touch-a-record-high-the-hindu.md) | +0.3% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2021-05-25 | [India's foodgrain output to rise 2.66% to record 305.43 MT in 2020-21: Govt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47051-india-s-foodgrain-output-to-rise-2-66-to-record-305-43-mt-in-2020-21-govt.md) | -0.1% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2017-03-30 | [World grain output expected to fall as record 2016 harvest weighs on prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72022-world-grain-output-expected-to-fall-as-record-2016-harvest-weighs-on-prices.md) | +0.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2017-05-22 | [Grain exports set to hit record high: USDA - Splash247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71200-grain-exports-set-to-hit-record-high-usda-splash247.md) | +1.0% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- economictimes.indiatimes.com: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/kharif-food-grain-output-to-be-record-high-show-initial-government-estimates/articleshow/65965049.cms

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