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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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