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Production of Principal Crops (in million tonnes) |
| | Crops | 1950-51 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 (P) | | I | Foodgrains | 50.82 | 82.02 | 108.42 | 129.59 | 176.39 | 199.5 | 212.0 | | | Rice | 20.58 | 34.58 | 42.22 | 53.63 | 74.29 | 87.7 | 83.1 | | | Wheat | 6.46 | 11 | 23.83 | 36.31 | 55.14 | 69.7 | 71.8 | | | Course cereals | 15.38 | 23.74 | 30.55 | 29.02 | 32.7 | 31.1 | 43.9 | | | Pulses | 8.41 | 12.7 | 11.82 | 10.63 | 14.26 | 11.0 | 13.2 | | II | Oil seeds | 5.16 | 6.98 | 9.63 | 9.37 | 18.61 | 18.4 | 20.5 | | III | Fibres | | | | | | | | | | Cotton * | 3.04 | 5.6 | 4.76 | 7.01 | 9.84 | 9.5 | 10.1 | | | Jute and Mesta | 3.31 | 5.26 | 6.19 | 8.16 | 9.23 | 10.5 | 11.6 | | IV | Other crops | | | | | | | | | | Sugarcane | 57.05 | 110 | 126.37 | 154.25 | 241.05 | 296.0 | 300.1 | | | Potato | 1.66 | 2.72 | 4.81 | 9.67 | 14.77 | 22.1 | 22.1 | | (P) Provisional | | * Cotton production in M. Bales of 170 Kg each | | ! Coconut production in '00 Million Nuts | | Source: Agricultural Statistics at a Glance, ministry of agriculture |
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