VI.

AGRICULTURE
TABLE 6.4 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS
('000 tonnes)

Crop

1990-91

2000--01

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Foodgrains
Cereals
Rice
Jowar
Bajra
Maize
Ragi
Small millets
Wheat
Barley

176390
162125
74291
11681
6894
8962
2340
1190
55135
1632

196814
185739
84977
7529
6759
12043
2732
587
69681
1431

208602
195217
91793
7630
7684
14710
2354
472
69355
1221

217283
203085
93355
7151
8424
15097
1444
480
75807
1328

230775
216014
96693
7926
9970
18955
2152
551
78570
1196

Pulses
Gram
Tur
Other pulses

14265
5356
2417
6492

11076
3855
2247
6199

13384
5600
2738
5046

14198
6334
2314
5550

14762
5749
3076
5937

18609
7515
835

18437
6408
518

27978
7993
641

24289
4864
618

29755
9183
757

5229
332
716

4187
204
883

8131
173
991

7438
168
762

5834
163
1054

Non-foodgrains
Oilseeds (1)
Groundnut
Sesamum
Rapeseed &
mustard
Linseed
Castorseed

For footnotes, please see next page.

Contd.

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VI. AGRICULTURE
TABLE 6.4 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS-concld.
('000 tonnes)

Crop

Non-foodgrains-Concld.
Coconut(2)
Fibres
Cotton(lint) (3)
Jute (4)
Mesta (4)
Plantation crops
Tea(5)
Coffee(6)
Rubber(7)
Fruits and vegetables
Potato
Banana
Condiments and spices
Pepper (black)
Chillies (dry)
Ginger (dry)
Turmeric
Miscellaneous
Sugarcane
Tobacco

1990-91

2000-01

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

973

1268

1481

1584

9842
7917
1311

9524
9317
1239

18499
9970
870

22632
10317
956

720
170
330

847
301
630

946
274
803

15206
7153

22488
12898

23905
12105

22091
15923

..
..

48
719
154
342

64
984
288
714

93
1015
391
852

69
1234
370
837

..
..
..
..

241046
556

295956
488

281172
552

355520
519

982
..
853

..
25884
10220
990
..
..
..

348188
..

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture

(2 ) Rubber Board M/o Commerce (3) Coffee Board M/o Industry
(4) Tea Board M/o Commerce
(1) Relates to nine major oil seeds including nigerseed, safflower, sunflower and
soyabean.
(2) In crore nuts.
(3) In '000 bales of 170 kgs each.
(4) In '000 bales of 180 kgs each.
(5) Figures supplied by the Tea Board and are as on 31st Dec.of the year.
(6) Figures supplied by the Coffee Board.
(7) Figures supplied by the Rubber Board and relate to natural rubber (dry) from
tapped area.
E : Estimated
P : Provisional
Note:Totals may not tally due to rounding off of the figures.

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