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Commercial Crops

 

Area of Some Commercial Crops in Meghalaya, 2018-19 to 2023-24:

(Area in Thousand Ha.)

Crops

Area

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Sugarcane

0.13

0.13

0.13

0.13

0.12

0.12

Cotton

0.00

0.00

7.24

7.24

2.14

2.14

Jute

6.68

6.68

6.68

6.69

3.35

3.35

Mesta

4.48

4.48

4.48

4.48

4.40

4.40

Jute & Mesta

11.15

11.16

11.16

11.17

7.75

7.75

Tobacco

 

 

 

0.81

0.81

0.81

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

Production of Some Commercial Crops in Meghalaya, 2018-19 to 2023-24:

(Production in Thousand Tonnes)

Crops

Production

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Sugarcane

0.37

0.38

0.39

0.40

0.37

0.36

Cotton

0.00

0.00

8.65

8.59

1.81

1.81

Jute

68.52

68.54

68.54

68.63

29.42

29.42

Mesta

26.40

26.46

26.47

26.47

25.67

25.67

Jute & Mesta

94.93

95.00

95.01

95.10

55.09

55.09

Tobacco

 

 

 

0.81

0.75

0.75

# Cotton Production in Thousand Bales, 1Bale=170 Kg

## Jute & Mesta Production in Thousand Bales, 1Bale=180 Kg

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

Yield of Some Commercial Crops in Meghalaya, 2018-19 to 2023-24:

(Yield in Kg/Ha)

Crops

Yield

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Sugarcane

2992

3000

3000

3000

3017

3017

Cotton

0

0

203

202

144

144

Jute

1847

1847

1847

1848

1581

1581

Mesta

1062

1063

1063

1063

1050

1050

Jute & Mesta

1532

1532

1532

1533

1279

1280

Tobacco

 

 

 

999

932

932

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

District-wise Area of Some Commercial Crops, 2023-24:

Area in Ha.

Crops

East Garo Hills

East Jaintia Hills

North Garo Hills

South Garo Hills

South West Garo Hills

West Garo Hills

West Jaintia Hills

West Khasi Hills

Sugarcane

28.93

5.36

24.64

10.71

12.86

30.00

7.50

 

Cotton

582.60

 

525.48

28.56

22.85

980.52

 

 

Jute

45.01

 

122.04

445.13

852.25

1885.56

 

 

Mesta

27.36

 

52.90

747.93

1455.72

2116.09

 

 

Jute & Mesta

72.38

 

174.94

1193.06

2307.98

4001.65

 

 

Tobacco

108.47

 

139.90

127.73

156.12

235.19

 

42.58

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

District-wise Production of Some Commercial Crops, 2023-24:

(Production in Tonnes )

Crops

East Garo Hills

East Jaintia Hills

North Garo Hills

South Garo Hills

South West Garo Hills

West Garo Hills

West Jaintia Hills

West Khasi Hills

Sugarcane

86.45

4.32

72.40

37.82

44.31

107.00

9.73

 

Cotton

522.91

 

292.85

18.93

17.42

960.59

 

 

Jute

450.08

 

752.47

2776.81

8204.37

17240.43

 

 

Mesta

236.96

 

311.20

5588.23

8223.77

11306.51

 

 

Jute & Mesta

687.04

 

1063.67

8365.04

16428.14

28546.94

 

 

Tobacco

70.09

 

130.07

118.88

153.43

221.49

 

60.96

# Cotton Production in Bales, 1Bale=170 Kg

## Jute & Mesta Production in Bales, 1Bale=180 Kg

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

District-wise Yield of Some Commercial Crops, 2023-24:

(Yield in Kg/Ha)

Crops

East Garo Hills

East Jaintia Hills

North Garo Hills

South Garo Hills

South West Garo Hills

West Garo Hills

West Jaintia Hills

West Khasi Hills

Sugarcane

2989

807

2938

3530

3446

3567

1297

 

Cotton

153

 

95

113

130

167

 

 

Jute

1800

 

1110

1123

1733

1646

 

 

Mesta

1559

 

1059

1345

1017

962

 

 

Jute & Mesta

1709

 

1094

1262

1281

1284

 

 

Tobacco

646

 

930

931

983

942

 

1432

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)