# India’s foodgrain production up 5% in 2025-26 crop year - The HinduBusinessLine

> India's 2025-26 foodgrain output is estimated to have risen over 5%, with rice at a record above 154 million tonnes and wheat at a record 120.66 million tonnes. Cotton output was lowered to 29.02 million bales. The estimates are the government's third advance figures.

- Date: 2026-05-27 · published 2026-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19229-india-s-foodgrain-production-up-5-in-2025-26-crop-year-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Record Indian rice and wheat output increases export availability and weighs on world prices. The strong carryover partly cushions the expected weak monsoon's effect on the current crop year.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-03-08 | [India’s foodgrain production grows 8.1% in 2016-17](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71973-india-s-foodgrain-production-grows-8-1-in-2016-17.md) | +3.0% | +8.6% |
| RICE | 2019-04-25 | [India sets a record foodgrains target of 291 million tonnes  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59583-india-sets-a-record-foodgrains-target-of-291-million-tonnes-the.md) | +0.9% | +11.6% |
| RICE | 2025-09-17 | [India's rice stocks hit record, wheat at four-year high - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22817-india-s-rice-stocks-hit-record-wheat-at-four-year-high-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.2% | -8.6% |
| 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% |
| RICE | 2020-11-06 | [India’s rice production on the rise \| 2020-11-06  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50116-india-s-rice-production-on-the-rise-2020-11-06-world-grain.md) | -4.9% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-08 | [India’s foodgrain production grows 8.1% in 2016-17](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71973-india-s-foodgrain-production-grows-8-1-in-2016-17.md) | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-17 | [India's rice stocks hit record, wheat at four-year high - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22817-india-s-rice-stocks-hit-record-wheat-at-four-year-high-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -0.9% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indias-foodgrain-production-up-5-in-2025-26-crop-year/article71030166.ece

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