WBSMB : Production Details

Production Details: Paschim Medinipur ( Thousand Tonnes )

Principal Crop Production in the District of Paschim Medinipur.

Crops	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006
Foodgrains :
(a) Cereals
Rice	1344.3	1441.1	1551.8	1508.2	1736.8	1629.6
Aus	121.0	110.1	118.7	104.6	106.4	89.2
Aman	923.8	1082.3	1116.9	1067.9	1260.0	1178.5
Boro	299.5	248.7	316.2	335.7	370.4	361.5
Wheat	29.3	33.9	17.4	22.1	24.1	21.0
Barley	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maize	3.0	1.6	0.3	1.7	1.6	2.0
Other Cereals	-	-	b	-	-	0.1
Total Cereals	1376.6	1476.6	1569.5	1532.0	1762.5
1652.7
(b) Pulses
Gram	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.1	b
Tur	2.4	0.3	0.4	1.5	0.4	0.3
Other Pulses	6.1	4.7	6.0	4.9	4.3	4.0
Total Pulses	8.7	5.1	6.7	6.9	4.8	4.3
Total Foodgrains	1385.4	1481.7	1576.2	1538.91	1767.3	1657.0
Oil seeds :
Rape & Mustard	20.6	12.2	14.4	17.8	16.0	16.7
Linseeds	b	b	-	-	b	b
Other Oil Seeds	32.1	37.3	42.4	58.7	62.4	62.9
Total Oil Seeds	52.7	49.5	56.8	76.5	78.4	79.6
Fibre :*
Jute	49.6	48.2	118.4	77.9	72.5	74.9
Mesta	2.0	0.1	-	0.3	b	b
Other Fibre	1.9	1.8	1.9	2.2	2.2	1.5
Total Fibre	53.5	50.1	120.3	80.4	74.7	76.4
Miscellaneous crops :
Sugarcane(+)	348.7	469.7	157.9	178.2	122.5	175.0
Potato	1154.9	1335.4	1841.8	1547.5	1268.7	1519.6
Tobacco	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tea	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chillies(dry)	5.9	4.2	5.3	5.0	5.8	5.1
Ginger	2.9	1.8	2.0	1.8	1.9	2.2
Total Miscellaneous Crops	1507.9	1811.1	2002.7	1732.5	1398.9	1701.9

Legend:

* Production in thousand bales of 180 kg each
(+) in terms of gur

b = Less than 50 tonnes

Sources:
a) Directorate of Agriculture, Govt. of West Bengal
b) Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics, Govt. of West Bengal.