According to 4th Advance Estimates, foodgrain production is expected to have risen to a record 308.6 million tonnes in the crop year 2020-21 – higher by 3.75 per cent over the last year. Both rice and wheat productions are expected to be up by 2.9 per cent and 1.5 per cent, respectively on a year-on-year basis. Notably, output of pulses (11.7 per cent), and oilseeds (8.7 per cent) is also estimated to increase. However, production of cotton is expected to fall by 1.9 per cent. Kharif sowing is now down 1 per cent from last year.