Annual Report

(Million tonnes)

Crop

1999-2000 A

1998-99

1997-98

1996-97

1

2

3

4

5

1.

All Crops: Annual Growth Rate $

-1.3 E

8.2 E

-6.1

9.3

i)

Foodgrains

1.0 E

5.8 E

-3.2

10.1

ii)

Non-foodgrains

-4.6 E

11.6 E

-10.0

8.3

2.

Foodgrains (a+b)

205.9

203.0

192.3

199.4

i)

Rice

88.3

86.0

82.5

81.7

ii)

Wheat

74.3

70.8

66.3

69.4

iii)

Coarse cereals

30.4

31.5

30.4

34.1

iv)

Pulses

13.1

14.8

13.0

14.3

a)

Kharif

103.9

103.4

101.6

103.9

i)

Rice

75.6

73.0

72.5

71.3

ii)

Coarse cereals

23.5

25.2

24.8

27.1

iii)

Pulses

4.8

5.2

4.3

5.5

b)

Rabi

102.0

99.7

90.7

95.5

i)

Rice

12.6

13.0

10.0

10.4

ii)

Wheat

74.3

70.8

66.3

69.4

iii)

Coarse cereals

6.9

6.3

5.6

7.0

iv)

Pulses

8.3

9.6

8.7

8.8

3.

Non-foodgrains

i)

Oilseeds++

21.2

25.2

21.3

24.4

ii)

Sugarcane

309.3

295.7

279.5

277.6

iii)

Cotton @

12.0

12.2

10.9

14.2

iv)

Jute & Mesta +

10.6

9.7

11.0

11.1

v)

Tea *

805.6

870.4

810.6

780.3

vi)

Coffee *

292.0

265.0

228.0

205.0

A

Advance estimates as on June 29, 2000.

E Estimated.

$

Based on Index of Agricultural Production with base: triennium ending 1981-82 = 100.

+

Million bales of 180 kg. each.

++

For nine oilseeds out of eleven in all.

@

Million bales of 170 kg. each.

*

Million kg. and data for tea on a calendar year basis.

Sources: Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, Tea Board and Coffee Board.