(Million tonnes)
Year- ending
Procurement
Off-take
Stocks*
March
Rice
Wheat
Total
Total @
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1973
2.51
5.00
7.51
3.69
7.24
11.38
1.64
0.72
2.60
1974
3.93
4.53
8.46
3.23
6.90
11.43
2.06
0.91
3.54
1975
3.58
1.96
5.54
3.78
6.15
11.11
1.89
1.23
3.34
1976
5.96
4.05
10.01
3.00
6.92
10.27
4.74
5.09
10.76
1977
5.23
6.59
11.82
4.06
5.53
10.18
6.36
11.17
18.27
1978
4.57
5.16
9.73
4.32
7.06
12.02
6.68
8.65
15.44
1979
5.47
11.62
3.20
6.75
10.02
9.71
6.31
16.17
1980
4.43
7.99
12.42
4.88
8.04
13.04
8.44
5.32
13.91
1981
5.34
5.86
11.20
5.88
13.54
6.69
3.07
9.87
1982
7.02
13.61
6.74
13.59
4.55
11.07
1983
7.14
7.71
14.85
7.69
7.90
15.73
5.24
5.64
11.10
1984
7.58
8.29
15.87
7.67
7.45
15.34
9.62
14.92
1985
9.82
9.30
19.12
6.61
6.72
13.40
8.58
12.47
21.20
1986
10.35
19.97
7.40
11.72
19.28
10.34
10.21
20.75
1987
9.36
10.54
19.90
9.03
19.61
10.04
9.44
19.53
1988
7.04
7.88
10.11
12.78
23.00
5.91
9.43
1989
7.64
6.53
14.17
9.08
8.66
17.97
3.86
2.31
6.18
1990
9.00
20.17
7.48
14.99
3.46
10.52
1991
12.92
24.16
7.91
16.49
5.60
15.81
1992
9.41
7.75
17.16
10.26
10.48
20.74
8.86
2.21
1993
12.72
6.38
19.78
9.89
8.06
17.96
9.93
2.74
12.67
1994
13.56
12.84
26.40
9.46
9.14
18.61
13.55
7.00
20.54
1995
13.12
11.87
24.99
8.85
10.59
19.44
18.08
8.72
26.80
1996
9.91
12.33
22.24
14.00
12.82
26.82
13.06
7.76
20.82
1997
8.16
20.02
12.44
13.26
25.70
13.17
3.24
16.41
1998 P
14.52
23.82
11.36
13.05
5.08
18.12
1999 P
11.56
12.65
24.22
11.83
8.90
20.73
11.74
9.92
21.66
2000 P
17.28
14.14
31.43
12.06
10.10
22.16
14.93
13.08
28.01
P Provisional.
@ Includes coarse cereals.
* Stocks are as at end-March.
Source: