The government targets additional production of 8.5 million tonnes of foodgrain and 1.5 million tonnes of oilseeds in the rabi season this year to compensate for the loss of farm output in the summer season, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today.

"Improved soil moisture due to late monsoon rains has improved the prospect of rabi crops throughout the country," Pawar said at the Economic Editors conference here.