Rajasthan: ‘Agri output dips 20% in 2021 compared to last year’ | Jaipur News

Production of cotton has gone down by 35%, shows RKPVS data

JAIPUR: A data released by the Rajasthan Khadya Padarth Vyapar Sangh states that there is a 20% fall in the production of agricultural commodities in Rajasthan compared to last year (2020).
While there is a 20% fall in the production of bajra, there is a 35% decrease in the production of cotton and 30% in the production of moong. The data analysed by the sangh also states that with the fall in the production of agricultural produce, there will be a rise in the price of items in the market.
“The production of bajra will go down from last year’s 39 lakh tonne to 34 lakh tonne this year. Of the total production of bajra, 70 per cent has been damaged this year due to rain. This has led to a difference of Rs 400 in the price of damaged and good quality bajra (Rs 1,600 per quintal for damaged bajra and to Rs 2,000 per quintal for good quality bajra). Compared to last year’s 17 lakh gaanth of cotton, only 13-14 lakh gaanth will be produced this year,” said Babulal Gupta, chairman, Rajasthan Khadya Padarth Vyapar Sangh.
“Last year, the production of moong was 14-15 lakh tonne. This year, it will come down to 12 lakh tonne. The production of soyabean has gone down from 8 lakh tonne to 1 lakh tonne. The production has gone down due to heavy rainfall this year,” said Gupta. “The production of groundnuts has remained the same as last year, which is 20 lakh tonne.”
“The mandi traders get a direction from this data about the course of doing business in future. The shortage in production will not just impact tax collection at the mandis, but also revenue of the government,” he added. “Moreover, in the Bharatpur belt, the sowing of bajra by the farmers was less compared to last year.”