(Million tonnes)

Crop

1998-99 A

1997-98 P

1996-97

1995-96

1

2

3

4

5

1.

All Crops: Annual Growth Rate $

7.6

- 5.6

9.3

- 2.7

i)

Foodgrains

5.8

- 3.2

10.1

- 6.3

ii)

Non-foodgrains

10.2

- 9.0

8.2

2.6

2.

Foodgrains (a + b)

202.5

192.4

199.4

180.4

i)

Rice

84.7

82.3

81.7

77.0

ii)

Wheat

71.0

65.9

69.4

62.1

iii)

Coarse cereals

30.9

31.2

34.1

29.0

iv)

Pulses

15.9

13.1

14.2

12.3

a) Kharif

102.7

101.1

103.9

95.1

i)

Rice

71.8

71.6

71.3

67.9

ii)

Coarse cereals

24.7

25.2

27.1

22.7

iii)

Pulses

6.1

4.4

5.5

4.6

b) Rabi

99.9

91.3

95.5

85.3

i)

Rice

12.9

10.7

10.4

9.1

ii)

Wheat

71.0

65.9

69.4

62.1

iii)

Coarse cereals

6.2

6.0

7.0

6.4

iv)

Pulses

9.8

8.7

8.8

7.7

3.

Non-foodgrains

i)

Oilseeds

25.7

22.0

24.4

22.1

ii)

Sugarcane

290.7

276.3

277.6

281.1

iii)

Cotton @

12.8

11.1

14.2

12.9

iv)

Jute & Mesta +

9.8

11.1

11.1

8.8

v)

Tea *

870.4

810.6

780.3

753.9

vi)

Coffee *

230.0

228.0

205.0

223.0

A

Advance estimate as on June 25, 1999.

P

Provisional.

$

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

@

Million bales of 170 kg. each.

+

Million bales of 180 kg. each.

*

Million kg., and data for tea are on calender year basis.

Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.