(Million tonnes)

Crop

2003-04*

2002-03

2001-02

2000-01

1999-2000

1

2

3

4

5

6

1.

All Crops: Annual Growth Rate (Per cent) #

19.6

-15.2

7.6

-6.4

-1.3

i)

Foodgrains

21.8

-18.5

8.8

-6.7

2.7

ii)

Non-foodgrains

16.3

-10.1

5.9

-6.0

-6.8

2.

Foodgrains (a+b)

212.1

174.2

212.9

196.8

209.8

i)

Rice

87.0

72.7

93.3

85.0

89.7

ii)

Wheat

72.1

65.1

72.8

69.7

76.4

iii)

Coarse cereals

37.8

25.3

33.4

31.1

30.3

iv)

Pulses

15.2

11.1

13.4

11.1

13.4

a) Kharif

112.0

87.8

112.1

102.1

105.5

i) Rice

73.9

63.7

80.5

72.8

77.5

ii) Coarse cereals

31.8

20.0

26.7

24.9

23.2

iii) Pulses

6.3

4.1

4.8

4.5

4.8

b) Rabi

100.0

86.4

100.8

94.7

104.3

i) Rice

13.1

9.0

12.8

12.2

12.2

ii) Wheat

72.1

65.1

72.8

69.7

76.4

iii) Coarse cereals

6.0

5.3

6.7

6.2

7.1

iv) Pulses

8.9

7.0

8.5

6.6

8.6

3.

Non-foodgrains

i)

Oilseeds +

25.1

15.1

20.7

18.4

20.7

ii)

Sugarcane

236.2

281.6

297.2

296.0

299.3

iii)

Cotton@

13.8

8.7

10.0

9.5

11.5

iv)

Jute and Mesta ++

11.2

11.4

11.7

10.6

10.6

v)

Tea**

857.1

826.2

853.9

847.0

826.0

vi)

Coffee**

270.5

275.3

300.8

301.2

292.0

*: Fourth Advance Estimate as on August 5, 2004.
#: Based on Index of Agricultural Production with base triennium ending 1981-82 = 100.
+: For nine oilseeds out of eleven in all.@: Million bales of 170 kg. each.
++: Million bales of 180 kg. each.
**: Million kilograms; data for tea are on a calendar year basis.
Source :Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India; Tea Board, and Coffee Board.