India's foodgrain production is estimated to have declined by 5.25 per cent to 251.12 million tonnes in 2014-15 crop year. The country had registered a record foodgrain production of 265.04 million tonnes in 2013-14 crop year.Releasing the third advance estimates for 2014-15, the Agriculture Ministry yesterday said that the production of most of the Kharif crops fell because of the poor monsoon last year and Rabi crops due to the recent unseasonal rain and hailstorms.As per the estimates, rice production is estimated to have fallen to 102.54 million tonnes in 2014-15 against the record output of 106.65 million tonnes in the previous year.Wheat output is estimated to have declined to 90.78 million tonnes in 2014-15 as against a record production 95.85 million tonnes achieved in the previous year.The Ministry said, total production of Coarse Cereals is estimated at 40.42 million tonnes which is lower by 2.87 million tonnes.Production of pulses is estimated at 17.38 million tonnes which is lower by 1.87 million tonnes than last year.With a decrease of 5.37 million tonnes over the last year, total production of oil seeds in the country is estimated at 27.38 million tonnes.Production of sugarcane is estimated at 356.56 million tonnes which is higher by 4.42 million tonnes as compared to last year.As per the second Advance Estimates, the government had estimated 257.07 million tonnes foodgrains production in 2014-15 crop year.