Annual Report

(Million tonnes)

Crop

2004-05A

2003-04

2002-03

2001-02

2000-01

1

2

3

4

5

6

1.

All Crops: Annual Growth Rate (Per cent) $

-1.2

13.2

-15.5

7.6

-6.3

i)

Foodgrains

-4.2

14.0

-18.4

8.6

-6.7

ii)

Non-foodgrains

3.2

12.0

-11.1

6.3

-5.7

2.

Foodgrains (a+b)

204.6

213.5

174.8

212.9

196.8

i)

Rice

85.3

88.3

71.8

93.3

85.0

ii)

Wheat

72.0

72.1

65.8

72.8

69.7

iii)

Coarse cereals

33.9

38.1

26.1

33.4

31.1

iv)

Pulses

13.4

14.9

11.1

13.4

11.1

a) Kharif

103.3

116.9

87.2

112.1

102.1

i) Rice

71.7

78.3

63.1

80.5

72.8

ii) Coarse cereals

26.7

32.4

20.0

26.7

24.9

iii) Pulses

5.0

6.2

4.2

4.8

4.5

b) Rabi

101.3

96.6

87.6

100.8

94.7

i) Rice

13.6

9.9

8.7

12.8

12.2

ii) Wheat

72.0

72.1

65.8

72.8

69.7

iii) Coarse cereals

7.2

5.8

6.1

6.7

6.2

iv) Pulses

8.4

8.8

7.0

8.5

6.6

3.

Non-foodgrains

i)

Oilseeds ++

26.1

25.3

14.8

20.7

18.4

ii)

Sugarcane

232.3

237.3

287.4

297.2

296.0

iii)

Cotton@

17.0

13.9

8.6

10.0

9.5

iv)

Jute and Mesta +

10.5

11.2

11.3

11.7

10.6

v)

Tea*

820.2

857.1

838.5

853.9

846.9

vi)

Coffee*

..

270.5

275.3

300.6

301.2

A: Fourth Advance Estimates as on July 6, 2005.
$: 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 kilograms and data for tea on a calendar year basis.
+: Million bales of 180 kg. each.
..: Not Available
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India; Tea Board and Coffee Board.