Foodgrain output from summer crop seen down 3 percent

Production of summer-sown rice is estimated to fall 2 percent to 94.48 million tonnes, while production of pulses could drop 7.5 percent to 8.71 million tonnes.

A close-up shot of rice grains from a field. Photo used for representation. 

NEW DELHI: India's food grain production from summer-sown crops is likely to fall 2.8 percent in 2017/18 from a year ago to 134.67 million tonnes on lower rice output, the government said on Monday.

Production of summer-sown rice is estimated to fall 2 percent to 94.48 million tonnes, while production of pulses could drop 7.5 percent to 8.71 million tonnes, the government said in a statement.

Cotton output could fall to 32.27 million bales from 33 million bales a year ago despite a rise in the crop area.