Commercial Crops

District-wise Area of Some Commercial Crops, 2016-17:

(Area in Hectares)

Crops	Ri-Bhoi	East Khasi Hills	West Khasi Hills	South West Khasi Hills	East Jaintia Hills	West Jaintia Hills	East Garo Hills	North Garo Hills	West Garo Hills	South West Garo Hills	South Garo Hills	Meghalaya
Cotton*	-	-	-	-	-	-	1831	875	4020	458	205	7389
Jute**	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	424	4107	1813	531	6925
Mesta**	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	54	2309	1358	920	4660
Sugarcane	-	-	15	-	7	11	33	22	32	13	15	148
Tobacco	-	-	44	-	-	-	101	139	238	156	132	810

* Cotton= In bales of 170 Kgs/each

** Jute & Mesta= In bales of 180 Kgs/each

Source: Directorate of Agriculture, Meghalaya, Shillong

District-wise Production of Some Commercial Crops, 2016-17:

(Production in Metric Tonne)

Crops	Ri-Bhoi	East Khasi Hills	West Khasi Hills	South West Khasi Hills	East Jaintia Hills	West Jaintia Hills	East Garo Hills	North Garo Hills	West Garo Hills	South West Garo Hills	South Garo Hills	Meghalaya
Cotton*	-	-	-	-	-	-	2060	897	6512	830	306	10605
Jute**	-	-	-	-	-	-	602	4834	44691	19865	2813	72905
Mesta**	-	-	-	-	-	-	121	367	13835	8480	5752	28555
Sugarcane	-	-	44	-	6	15	104	70	140	50	57	486
Tobacco	-	-	75	-	-	-	98	136	235	163	111	818

* Cotton= In bales of 170 Kgs/each

** Jute & Mesta= In bales of 180 Kgs/each

Source: Directorate of Agriculture, Meghalaya, Shillong

District-wise Yield of Some Commercial Crops, 2016-17:

(Yield in Kg/Hectare)

Crops	Ri-Bhoi	East Khasi Hills	West Khasi Hills	South West Khasi Hills	East Jaintia Hills	West Jaintia Hills	East Garo Hills	North Garo Hills	West Garo Hills	South West Garo Hills	South Garo Hills	Meghalaya
Cotton*	-	-	-	-	-	-	191	174	275	308	254	244
Jute**	-	-	-	-	-	-	2167	2095	1959	1972	954	1895
Mesta**	-	-	-	-	-	-	1146	1223	1079	1124	1125	1103
Sugarcane	-	-	2933	-	857	1364	3152	3182	4375	3846	3800	3284
Tobacco	-	-	1705	-	-	-	970	978	987	1045	841	1010

* Cotton= In bales of 170 Kgs/each

** Jute & Mesta= In bales of 180 Kgs/each

Source: Directorate of Agriculture, Meghalaya, Shillong