# India’s foodgrains production has been rising since 2017. The challenge now is to transfer benefits to farmers | The Indian Express

> An Indian Express editorial reports that foodgrain output is set to hit a record 316 million tonnes in 2021-22, rising every year since 2015-16. It notes that coarse grains are declining while maize is rising. The piece argues that farmers are not benefiting from the higher production.

- Date: 2022-02-20 · published 2022-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42693-india-s-foodgrains-production-has-been-rising-since-2017-the-challenge-now-is
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Record domestic output reduces import dependence for key grains, which is mildly bearish for world prices. The editorial focuses on farm incomes and does not signal a near-term price shift.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-05-27 | [India’s foodgrain production up 5% in 2025-26 crop year - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19229-india-s-foodgrain-production-up-5-in-2025-26-crop-year-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.6% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 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% |
| RICE | 2018-06-13 | [India’s food grain production to reach new record \| World-grain.com \| June 13, 2018 14:12 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64486-india-s-food-grain-production-to-reach-new-record-world-grain-com-june-13-2018.md) | +2.4% | -1.0% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-27 | [India’s foodgrain production up 5% in 2025-26 crop year - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19229-india-s-foodgrain-production-up-5-in-2025-26-crop-year-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.7% | -1.2% |
| 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 | 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) | +0.0% | -6.3% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/india-foodgrain-production-has-been-rising-consistently-since-2017-7782839/

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