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2.5 AREA, PRODUCTION AND YIELD OF MAJOR AGRICULTURAL CROPS

Production: '000' Tonnes
Area: '000' Hectares
Yield: Kilograms per hectare.

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99R

1999-2000 P

CROP

Area

Produc-tion

Yield

Area

Produc-tion

Yield

Area

Produc-tion

Yield

Area

Produc-tion

Yield

Area

Produc-tion

Yield

Food Crops
Wheat

8,377

16,907

2,018

8,109

16,651

2,053

8,355

18,694

2,238

8,230

17,858

2,170

8,462

21,095

2,493

Rice

2,162

3,967

1,835

2,251

4,305

1,912

2,317

4,333

1,870

2,424

4,674

1,928

2,515

5,156

2,050

Maize

881

1,283

1,457

871

1,259

1,445

869

1,251

1,440

962

1,665

1,730

894

1,351

1,512

Gram

1,119

680

607

1,100

594

540

1,102

767

696

1,077

698

648

972

565

581

Bajra

407

162

397

303

146

480

460

211

459

463

213

460

313

156

497

Jowar

418

255

609

370

219

593

390

231

593

383

228

595

357

220

617

Barley

172

174

1,016

152

150

986

163

174

1,070

137

137

1,001

129

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Moong

199

91

455

192

90

465

195

89

455

200

91

453

203

95

468

Mash

58

28

488

57

28

495

49

26

526

46

25

547

43

24

547

Masoor

66

34

521

70

35

501

71

40

565

58

38

651

56

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Fibre Crop
Cotton*

2,997

10,595

601

3,149

9,374

506

2,960

9,184

528

2,923

8,790

512

2,983

11,240

641

Other Crops
Sugarcane

963

45,230

46,963

965

41,998

43,521

1,056

53,104

50,279

1,155

55,191

47,780

1,010

46,333

45,883

Rapeseed and Mustard

320

255

796

354

286

807

340

292

859

327

279

855

316

288

910

Sesamum

90

40

444

100

45

452

96

43

442

71

32

452

72

35

494

Tobacco

46

80

1,733

49

92

1,870

53

99

1,846

57

109

1,899

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Source: Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock (Economic Wing )
*: Production in '000' bales ( 1 bale = 375 lbs. or 170.09711 Kgs.)
R: Revised
P: Provisional