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Production – 341,200,000 metric tonnes
Top 5 states in India producing sugarcane – Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bihar
India has the largest area under sugarcane cultivation in the world and India is the world’s second-largest producer of sugarcane next only to Brazil.
Production – 159,200,000 metric tonnes
Top 5 states in India producing rice – West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu
India is one of the leading world’s largest producers of white rice and brown rice and it is the main food of the people of the eastern and southern region of the country. Rice is one of the chief Commodities of India and has the largest area under rice cultivation. Rice production reached to a record high of 104.32 million tons in 2011-2012 crop year in India.
Production – 93,510,000 metric tonnes
Top 5 states in India producing wheat – West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar
Wheat is one of the most important food commodities of India and is the main food of the northern and north-western parts of the country. According to the reports, India is the world’s fourth largest producer of wheat after Russia, the USA and China.
Production – 70,000,000 metric tonnes
Top 5 states in India producing Buffalo milk – Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh
India is the largest milk producing country in the world and buffalo milk gives the largest share of the total milk produced (55%) in the country. There are almost 94 million buffalo contributes to milk production in India. Buffalo’s milk giving higher profit margins than a cow milk as it contains higher fat.
Production – 60,600,000 metric tonnes
Top 5 states in India producing Cow milk – Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka
Cow milk is one of the major commodities produced in India. India is the largest milk producing country in the world and it is the leading exporter of skimmed milk powder. India’s cow milk production shows increase growth rate in various reports.
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