Lok Sabha Question No. 3916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Agricultural Production and Procurement at MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Satabdi Roy

## OVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3916

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH   MARCH, 2026

## AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT AT MSP

3916.  SMT. SATABDI ROY: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government maintains the crop-wise details of total production in a financial year; and

(b) if so, the quantity of total production and procurement at MSP in the last eleven years, year and crop-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a) & (b):   During an agricultural year (July-June), the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare releases three advance estimates and a final estimate of area, production and yield of major agricultural crops. The quantity of total production and procurement of MSP crops in  the  last  eleven  years,  year  and  crop-wise  are  given  at  Annexure  I  and  Annexure  II, respectively.

All India: Crop-wise Production during last 11 years

|                    | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Crop               | 2014- 15                    | 2015- 16                    | 2016- 17                    | 2017- 18                    | 2018- 19                    | 2019- 20                    | 2020- 21                    | 2021- 22                    | 2022- 23                    | 2023- 24                    | 2024- 25                    |
| Rice               | 1054.8                      | 1044.1                      | 1097.0                      | 1127.6                      | 1164.8                      | 1188.7                      | 1243.7                      | 1294.7                      | 1357.6                      | 1378.3                      | 1501.8                      |
| Wheat              | 865.3                       | 922.9                       | 985.1                       | 998.7                       | 1036.0                      | 1078.6                      | 1095.9                      | 1077.4                      | 1105.5                      | 1132.9                      | 1179.5                      |
| Maize              | 241.7                       | 225.7                       | 259.0                       | 287.5                       | 277.2                       | 287.7                       | 316.5                       | 337.3                       | 380.9                       | 376.7                       | 434.1                       |
| Barley             | 16.1                        | 14.4                        | 17.5                        | 17.8                        | 16.3                        | 17.2                        | 16.6                        | 13.7                        | 19.1                        | 17.0                        | 19.2                        |
| Jowar              | 54.5                        | 42.4                        | 45.7                        | 48.0                        | 34.8                        | 47.7                        | 48.1                        | 41.5                        | 38.1                        | 47.4                        | 49.6                        |
| Bajra              | 91.8                        | 80.7                        | 97.3                        | 92.1                        | 86.6                        | 103.6                       | 108.6                       | 97.8                        | 114.3                       | 107.2                       | 112.1                       |
| Ragi               | 20.6                        | 18.2                        | 13.9                        | 19.9                        | 12.4                        | 17.6                        | 20.0                        | 17.0                        | 16.9                        | 16.7                        | 19.8                        |
| Tur                | 28.1                        | 25.6                        | 48.7                        | 42.9                        | 33.2                        | 38.9                        | 43.2                        | 42.2                        | 33.1                        | 34.2                        | 36.2                        |
| Gram               | 73.3                        | 70.6                        | 93.8                        | 113.8                       | 99.4                        | 110.8                       | 119.1                       | 135.4                       | 122.7                       | 110.4                       | 111.1                       |
| Urad               | 19.6                        | 19.5                        | 28.3                        | 34.9                        | 30.6                        | 20.8                        | 22.3                        | 27.8                        | 26.3                        | 23.2                        | 22.4                        |
| Moong              | 15.0                        | 15.9                        | 21.7                        | 20.2                        | 24.6                        | 25.1                        | 30.9                        | 31.7                        | 36.8                        | 31.0                        | 42.4                        |
| Lentil             | 10.4                        | 9.8                         | 12.2                        | 16.2                        | 12.3                        | 11.0                        | 14.9                        | 12.7                        | 15.6                        | 17.9                        | 16.5                        |
| Groundnut          | 74.0                        | 67.3                        | 74.6                        | 92.5                        | 67.3                        | 99.5                        | 102.4                       | 101.4                       | 103.0                       | 101.8                       | 119.4                       |
| Sesamum            | 8.3                         | 8.5                         | 7.5                         | 7.6                         | 6.9                         | 6.6                         | 8.2                         | 7.9                         | 8.0                         | 8.5                         | 8.9                         |
| Nigerseed          | 0.8                         | 0.7                         | 0.9                         | 0.7                         | 0.5                         | 0.4                         | 0.4                         | 0.3                         | 0.3                         | 0.3                         | 0.4                         |
| Soybean            | 103.7                       | 85.7                        | 131.6                       | 109.3                       | 132.7                       | 112.3                       | 126.1                       | 129.9                       | 149.9                       | 130.6                       | 152.7                       |
| Sunflower          | 4.3                         | 3.0                         | 2.5                         | 2.2                         | 2.2                         | 2.1                         | 2.3                         | 2.5                         | 3.6                         | 1.7                         | 2.4                         |
| Rapeseed & Mustard | 62.8                        | 68.0                        | 79.2                        | 84.3                        | 92.6                        | 91.2                        | 102.1                       | 119.6                       | 126.4                       | 132.6                       | 126.7                       |
| Safflower          | 0.9                         | 0.5                         | 0.9                         | 0.6                         | 0.3                         | 0.4                         | 0.4                         | 0.6                         | 0.9                         | 0.5                         | 0.4                         |
| Cotton             | 348.1                       | 300.1                       | 325.8                       | 328.1                       | 280.4                       | 360.7                       | 352.5                       | 311.2                       | 336.6                       | 325.2                       | 297.2                       |
| Jute               | 106.2                       | 99.4                        | 104.3                       | 95.9                        | 95.0                        | 94.5                        | 89.5                        | 97.6                        | 89.9                        | 92.5                        | 84.9                        |

## Jute Production in Lakh Bales, 1Bale=180 Kg

## All India Production of Copra during last 11 years

## Annexure I

(in '000 Metric Tonnes)

| Crop          |   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |   2018- 19 |   2019- 20 |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 |
|---------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Copra Milling |        836 |        971 |        986 |       1016 |        848 |        868 |        873 |        853 |        859 |        911 |        826 |
| Copra Ball    |        236 |        273 |        320 |        311 |        293 |        293 |        320 |        364 |        435 |        430 |        362 |
| Total         |       1072 |       1244 |       1306 |       1327 |       1141 |       1161 |       1193 |       1217 |       1294 |       1341 |       1188 |

Source: Coconut Development Board

## Statement showing Procurement of MSP crops during last 11 years

## Annexure II

(in Lakh Metric Tonnes)

| Crop                 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | 2016-17   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |   2023-24 | 2024-25   |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Paddy                |    478.21 |    510.23 | 568.22    |    568.39 |    660.11 |    770.93 |    895.66 | 857.30    | 808.45    |    782.25 | 826.27**  |
| Wheat                |    281.31 |    280.88 | 229.62    |    308.25 |    357.95 |    341.33 |    389.93 | 433.44    | 187.92    |    261.97 | 266.05    |
| Cotton* (lakh bales) |     92.6  |      8.95 | -         |      3.91 |     10.78 |    124.61 |     99.33 | -         | -         |     32.84 | 100.16    |

*In 2016-17, 2021-22 & 2022-23, cotton prices were ruling above MSP. Hence, no MSP support required by farmers.

**Ongoing data upto 10.03.2026

| Crop           | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Jowar          | 14349     | 28646     | 3733      | 2668      | 12093     | 23338     | 146472    | 156575    | 85197     | 323163    | 414855    |
| Bajra          | 0         | 5094      | 6341      | 20000     | 100891    | 100076    | 361871    | 13251     | 182005    | 696457    | 343352    |
| Maize          | 314844    | 22357     | 62180     | 47794     | 12103     | 115138    | 205315    | 22767     | 13122     | 4532      | 19482     |
| Ragi           | 135916    | 203769    | -         | -         | 94390     | 193243    | 494350    | 437339    | 456745    | 230920    | 394613    |
| Copra          | -         | -         | 6326      | -         | -         | 314       | 5089      | 33        | 40849     | 134341    | 97335     |
| Gram           | -         | -         | -         | 2769430   | 776406    | 2158434   | 637546    | 2629461   | 2353115   | 43121     | 317091    |
| Groundnut      | -         | -         | 211679    | 1051583   | 717515    | 723086    | 286233    | 149696    | 7194      | 76154     | 1802514   |
| Masoor         | -         | -         | -         | 246944    | 56238     | 1434      | 18        |           | 76475     | 248551    | 248052    |
| Moong          | -         | -         | 121903    | 299182    | 328714    | 147130    | 167391    | 363274    | 401775    | 402097    | 638389    |
| Mustard Seed   | -         | -         | 36940     | 873661    | 1088945   | 803844    | -         | -         | 1114396   | 1207810   | 500726    |
| Sesamum Seed   | -         | -         | 3420      |           |           |           | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| Soybean        | -         | -         | 162       | 72282     | 19483     | 10678     | -         | -         | -         | 6963      | 1995157   |
| Safflower Seed | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 1630      |           | -         |
| Sunflower seed | 4242      | 4949      | 6539      | 2745      | 3336      | 5267      | 3886      | 1905      | 6588      | 15711     | 17329     |
| Tur            | -         | -         | 195994    | 873759    | 291001    | 547270    | 11004     | 36184     | -         | -         | 625489    |
| Urad           | -         | -         | 15748     | 363594    | 492294    | 132       | 1087      | 2038      | 36        | -         | 10483     |
| Jute           | 2903      | 3         | 10228     | 61011     | 13079     | 14813     | 716       | 251       | 42399     | 131690    | 41563     |

Sources: DA&FW, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Cotton Corporation of India, Jute Corporation of India

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(in Metric Tonnes)