# Higher rice, pulse yields lift farm output to record 277.5 mt - The HinduBusinessLine

> India's second advance estimates put 2017-18 food grain output at a record 277.5 million tonnes, above the prior year's 275 mt. Rice output rose above 111 mt and pulses to 23.95 mt, while oilseeds were projected to fall below 30 mt due to lower soybean and rapeseed output.

- Date: 2018-02-27 · published 2018-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66445-higher-rice-pulse-yields-lift-farm-output-to-record-277-5-mt-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Record Indian rice and coarse cereal output reduces import needs and adds exportable supply, which is bearish for rice; the oilseed shortfall is supportive for Indian soybean and meal demand from imports.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2025-11-27 | [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 | 2023-11-07 | [4 nations to compensate for Indian rice export curbs, says FAO - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33238-4-nations-to-compensate-for-indian-rice-export-curbs-says-fao-the.md) | +3.9% | +3.6% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2023-07-03 | [Palm oil ends more than 5pc higher on supply worries - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6544-palm-oil-ends-more-than-5pc-higher-on-supply-worries-markets-business-recorder.md) | -3.2% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2023-08-13 | [FAS: “2022/23 China Soybean Imports Raised to Record High” \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14820-fas-2022-23-china-soybean-imports-raised-to-record-high-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.7% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2023-10-25 | [U.S. soybean meal exports set record, expected to go higher next year \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33691-u-s-soybean-meal-exports-set-record-expected-to-go-higher-next-year-agri-pulse.md) | -0.6% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/higher-rice-pulse-yields-lift-farm-output-to-record-2775-mt/article22890438.ece

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