Area and Production of Major Crops

(Area ’000’ hectares)

(Production ‘000’ tonnes)
Targets for the Achievements
Crops Year 2009-10 2009-10 (P) 2008-09 2007-08
Area Production Area Production Area Production Area Production
ALL CROPS

FOOD CROPS

Wheat 9045.0 25000.0 9131.6 23310.8 9046.0 24032.9 8549.8 20958.8

Rice 2526.0 5949.0 2883.1 6882.7 2962.6 6952.0 2515.4 5563.4
Maize 1039.0 3414.0 935.1 3261.5 1052.1 3593.0 1051.7 3604.7
Gram 1022.2 749.5 1066.9 561.5 1080.6 740.5 1106.8 474.6
Bajra … … 475.7 293.0 469.7 296.4 530.6 305.0
Jowar … … 248.4 154.1 262.7 164.5 281.4 170.1
Barley … … 84.1 71.4 86.0 81.5 91.1 87.4

FIBER CROPS

Cotton * 3200.0 13360.0 3105.7 12913.5 2819.9 11819.0 3054.3 11655.1

OTHER CROPS

Sugarcane 1106.0 56527.0 942.8 49372.9 1029.4 50045.4 1241.3 63920.0

Potatoes 148.9 2749.5 138.5 3141.5 145.0 2941.3 154.3 2539.0
Onion 243.3 1902.8 124.7 1701.1 129.6 1704.1 153.1 2015.2
Chillies 43.7 89.5 74.8 188.9 73.9 187.7 64.2 116.1
Mung 241.0 160.7 183.3 118.7 219.7 157.4 245.9 177.7
Mash 34.3 16.9 24.1 10.7 27.6 13.7 32.5 17.3
Masoor 35.5 18.7 24.0 10.9 30.9 14.4 30.4 14.6
Tobacco … … 55.8 119.3 49.7 105.0 51.4 107.8
R & M Seed** … … 190.4 162.2 244.9 199.0 234.6 185.0
Sesamum … … 79.9 33.4 90.6 41.0 76.4 32.8
All Fruits … … 852.5 6941.3 857.1 7051.5 853.4 7178.8
All Vegetables … … 249.7 3044.9 252.9 3205.5 253.8 3136.9
= Cotton production is in thousand bales of 375 lbs. each. ** = Including Canola. P= Provisional … = Not available.

Sources: Targets I) Federal Committee on Agriculture.

2) Planning & Development Division
Achievements: Provincial Agriculture Departments.