Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Bangladesh's total rice production fell slightly in the last fiscal year (FY2024-25), despite farmers harvesting a record amount of Boro rice thanks to favourable weather and wider cultivation.

According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), farmers produced 4.06 crore tonnes of ricein FY2024-25, compared to 4.07 crore tonnes in the previous year.

The small decline came mainly due to reduced Aush cultivationand floods affecting Aman rice, even as Boro output hit a new record.

Aush and Aman Hit by Weather, FloodsThe BBS report shows that Aush production dropped by 6 percent to 27.93 lakh tonnes, while Aman output fell by 0.9 percent to 1.64 crore tonnes.

Frequent floods and heavy rains during the monsoon disru...