PDEXCIL- ANNUAL REPORT2 : AREA, PRODUCTION AND YIELD OF COTTON IN INDIA ( MAJOR STATES )

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AREA, PRODUCTION AND YIELD OF COTTON IN INDIA ( MAJOR STATES )

(Area - lakh hectares) (Production - lakh bales of 170 Kg. each)

STATES	1994-95			1995-96			1996-97			1997-98			1998-99
	1994-95			(Oct. 95 to Sept. 96)			(Oct. 96 to Sept. 97)			(Oct. 97 to Sept. 98)			(Oct. 98 to Sept. 99)
	Area	Produ- ction	Yield per hectare	Area	Produ- ction	Yield per hectare	Area	Produ- ction	Yield per hectare	Area	Produ- ction	Yield per hectare	Area	Produ- ction	Yield per hectare
Andhra Pradesh	7.28	27.80	3.82	10.57	29.50	2.79	10.07	26.50	2.63	8.98	25.50	2.84	11.27	25.50	2.26
Gujarat	13.28	26.50	2.00	14.10	32.20	2.28	14.84	34.25	2.31	15.19	42.00	2.76	17.70	47.00	2.66
Haryana	5.52	11.50	2.08	6.46	11.60	1.80	6.49	13.50	2.08	6.38	9.00	1.41	5.87	7.00	1.19
Karnataka	5.96	9.40	1.58	6.74	10.45	1.55	6.68	9.00	1.35	5.18	7.50	1.45	6.00	8.75	1.46
Madhya Pradesh	5.15	15.50	3.01	5.37	14.85	2.77	5.27	18.75	3.56	5.17	22.50	4.35	5.32	18.75	3.52
Maharashtra	27.60	16.00	0.58	30.65	28.60	0.93	30.85	33.00	1.07	31.39	21.50	0.68	31.99	26.50	0.83
Punjab	6.06	15.00	2.48	7.50	15.15	2.02	7.42	16.00	2.16	7.27	7.25	1.00	5.47	5.00	0.91
Rajasthan	4.61	10.00	2.17	6.06	14.60	2.41	6.54	14.00	2.14	6.45	11.00	1.71	6.38	11.50	1.80
Tamil Nadu	2.72	5.80	2.13	2.65	6.00	2.26	2.60	5.50	2.12	2.47	5.00	2.02	2.23	5.50	2.47
Others	0.43	1.00	2.33	0.53	1.25	2.36	0.46	1.00	2.17	0.56	1.00	1.79	0.80	1.25	1.56
TOTAL	78.61	138.50	22.18	90.63	164.20	21.17	91.22	171.50	21.59	89.04	152.25	20.01	93.03	156.75	18.66
Cotton Consumed in loose form not accounted for State-Wise.					6.00			6.40			5.75			6.25
GRAND TOTAL	170.20			90.63	164.20	21.17	91.22	171.50	21.59	89.04	152.25	20.01	93.03	156.75	18.66

Source-Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture & Cotton Advisory Board.

(Source :- O/o the Textile Commissioner, Govt. of India)

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