# India sets a record foodgrains target of 291 million tonnes  - The HinduBusinessLine

> The Indian government set a 2019-20 foodgrains production target of 291.1 million tonnes, about 2.6% above the previous year. The rice target is 116 million tonnes and the wheat target is 100.5 million tonnes, with the goal based on an expected favourable monsoon.

- Date: 2019-04-25 · published 2019-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59583-india-sets-a-record-foodgrains-target-of-291-million-tonnes-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A higher official output target signals expected supply growth that could ease Indian import demand for grains. Targets are not forecasts, so the price effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## 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 | 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 | 2018-05-16 | [Foodgrain production at record 279.5 million tonnes in 2017-18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65004-foodgrain-production-at-record-279-5-million-tonnes-in-2017-18.md) | -1.2% | -3.2% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/india-sets-a-record-foodgrains-target-of-291-million-tonnes/article26942129.ece

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