Commodity
Sowing
Normal
2004
2005
Rice
346.60
360.82
398.77
Cotton
84.64
85.13
83.35
Sugarcane
37.50
41.37
42.98
Oilseeds**
177.75
172.81
148.61
Soybean
79.90
77.40
63.17
Groundnut
57.48
55.59
54.88
Castor
8.58
9.73
7.71
Coarse Cereals**
224.63
218.39
228.58
Pulses**
110.12
112.08
105.56
Jute
7.69
7.88
8.52
* Sowing as of 3 October, 2005 as per agriculture ministry data
** Group total