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AGRICULTURAL SITUATION IN INDIA MAY, 2012 PUBLICATION DIVISION DIRECTORATE OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CO-OPERATION MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Editorial Board Chairman Agricultural Situation SHRI R. VISWANATHAN Members in India Dr. B.S. Bhandari Dr. Sukhpal Singh VOL. LXIX May, 2012 No. 2 Dr. Paramod Kumar Prof. Brajesh Jha CONTENTS Sh. Narain Singh PART I PAGES A. GENERAL SURVEY 47 Publication Division B. ARTICLES DIRECTORATE OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS 1. Yield and Monetary Benefits of Improved Jute 49 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (Corchorus Olitorius) Production Technologies— AND CO-OPERATION Rajendra R. Chapke MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 2. Productivity Differentials and Cotton Cultivation— 55 C-1, HUTMENTS, DALHAUSIE ROAD, Empirical Evidence from the Foot Hills of Western NEW DELHI-110001 Ghats—Dr. S. Rajendran and P. Satheswaran PHONE : 23012669 3. Dairy Enterprise and it’s Production Potential in 61 Assam —S. Borah, N. Borthakur and C. Hazarika 4. Alternative to Tobacco Crop Cultivation in Rabi 67 Season : A Cost Benefit Analysis—E. Krishna Rao Subscription and G. Nancharaiah Inland Foreign Single Copy : ``` 40.00 £ 2.9 or $ 4.5 C. AGRO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH Annual : ``` 400.00 £ 29 or $ 45 Impact of Nrega on Wage Rates, Food Security and 79 Rural Urban Migration—A Study in Assam—A.E.R.C. North East India, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam Available from : D. COMMODITY REVIEWS The Controller of Publications, Ministry of Urban Development, (i) Foodgrains 92 Deptt. of Publications, Publications Complex (Behind Old Secretariat), (ii) COMMERCIAL CROPS : Civil Lines, Delhi-110 054. (i) Oilseeds and Vegetables Oils 94 Phone : 23817640, 23819689, 23817823 (ii) Fruits and Vegetables 94 (iii) Potato 94 (iv) Onion 94 ©Articles published in the Journal cannot (v) Condiments and Spices 94 be reproduced in any form without the (vi) Raw Cotton 94 permission of Economic and Statistical Adviser. (vii) Raw Jute 94 2541 Agri/2012—1 ( i ) Officials of the Publication Division, PART II Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, STATISTICAL TABLES New Delhi associated in preparation of this PAGES publication : B. B. S.V. Prasad—Sub. Editor A. WAGES Uma Rani —Technical Asstt. (Printing) 1. Daily Agricultural Wages in Some States— 96 D. K. Gaur —Technical Asstt. Category-wise. 1.1. Daily Agricultural Wages in Some States— 96 Operation-wise. B. PRICES The Journal is brought out by the Directorate 2. Wholesale Prices of Certain Important Agricultural 98 of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Commodities and Animal Husbandry Products at Agriculture. It aims at presenting a factual and Selected Centres in India. integrated picture of the food and agricultural situation in India on month to month basis. The views expressed, if any, are not C. CROP PRODUCTION necessarily those of the Government of India. 3. 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No corres- pondence will be entertained on the articles rejected Plus (+) indicates surplus or increase. by the Editorial Board. Minus (–) indicates deficit or decrease. ( ii ) ISSN 0002—167 P. Agri. 21-5-2012 Regn. No. : 840 600 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Journal Agricultural Situation in India (Monthly) Periodicals Agricultural Prices in India Agricultural Wages in India Cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops District-wise Area and Production of Principal Crops in India Land Use Statistics at a Glance Year Book of Agro-Economic Research Studies Farm Harvest Prices in Principal Crops in India Agricultural Statistics at a Glance Copies are available from : The Controller of Publications, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054. (Phone 23817640) PRINTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, RING ROAD, MAYAPURI, NEW DELHI-110064 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054—2012. A. General Survey (i) Trends in Foodgrain Prices : North West India (-35%), Central India (-53%), South Peninsula (-16%) and East and North East India During the month of April, 2012 the All India Index (-28%). Number of Wholesale Price (2004-05=100) of Foodgrains increased by 1.19 per cent from 185.3 in March, 2012 to 2. The total live storage in 84 important reservoirs in 187.5 in April, 2012 . different parts of the country as on 31st May, 2012 was 30.48 BCM against 38.12 BCM in the corresponding period Similarly, the Wholesale Price Index Number of of last year. Current live storage is 20 per cent of live Cereals showed an increase of 1.45 per cent from 179.9 to capacity at Full Reservoir Level (FRL) as against 25 per 182.5 and Pulses showed an increase of 0.38 per cent from cent in the corresponding period of last year. 210.2 to 211.0. All India production of food grains: As per the 3rd advance The Wholesale Price Index Number of Wheat and estimates released by Ministry of Agriculture on Rice increased by 1.63 per cent from 1.09 per cent 23-04-2012, production of foodgrains during 2011-12 is respectively during the same period. estimated at 252.56 million tonnes compared to 244.78 Wheather, Rainfall and Reservoir Situation during May, million tonnes in 2010-11(final estimates). 2012 Procurement : Procurement of rice as on 2nd April, 2012 1. Rainfall (Pre-Monsoon Season) reported for (Kharif Marketing Season 2011-12) at 29.25 million tonnes the country as a whole during 1st March to 30th May, represents an increase of 16.12 per cent compared to the 2012 is around 89.4 mm which is 31 per cent less than corresponding date last year. Wheat procurement during Long Period Average (LPA). Rainfall (as % departure Rabi Marketing Season 2012-13 is 0.79 million tonnes as from normal) reported in the broad geographical compared to 0.42 million tonnes during the corresponding divisions of the country during the above period was period last year. TABLE 1— PROCUREMENT IN MILLION TONNES 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Rice (Oct.-Sept.) 32.03 34.20 30.80* 0 Wheat (Apr.-Mar.) 25.38 22.51 28.34 28.78** Total 57.41 56.71 60.14 28.78 * Position as on 1-3-2012. ** Position as on 14-05-2012. Off-take: Off-take of rice during the month of March, 2012 Stocks : Stocks of foodgrains (rice and wheat) held by FCI was 27.01 lakh tonnes. This comprises 19.55 lakh tonnes as on April 1, 2012 were 53.30 million tonnes, which is higher under TPDS and 7.56 lakh tonnes under other schemes. In by 20.64 per cent over the level of 44.18 million tonnes as respect of wheat, the total off take was 20.89 lakh tonnes on April 1, 2011. comprising of 14.63 lakh tonnes under TPDS and 6.26 lakh tonnes under other schemes. TABLE 2—OFF-TAKE AND STOCKS OF FOODGRAINS (MILLION TONNES) Off-take Stocks 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 1-Apr., 2011 1-Apr., 2012 Rice 27.37 29.93 32.12 28.82 33.35 Wheat 22.35 23.07 24.26 15.36 19.95 Total 49.72 53.00 56.38 44.18 53.30 May, 2012 47 Growth of Economy level, this (RE 2011-12) comprises growth of 2.8 per cent in agriculture and allied activities, 3.4 per cent in industry and As per the latest Revised Estimates (RE) of Central 8.9 per cent in services as compared to a growth of 7.0 per Statistics Office (CSO), the growth in real Gross Domestic cent, 7.2 per cent and 9.3 per cent respectively during 2010- Product GDP at factor cost at constant (2004-05) prices 11.The growth in GDP is placed at 5.3 per cent in the fourth was estimated at 6.5 per cent in 2011-12 as compared to 8.4 quarter of 2011-12; agriculture grew by 1.7 per cent; industry per cent in 2010-11 (Quick Estimate). At disaggregated by 1.9 per cent and services by 7.9 per cent. TABLE 3— GROWTH OF GDP AT FACTOR COST BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY (at 2004-05 Prices) Industry Growth Percentage Share in GDP 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 QE RE QU RE 1.