Area, Production and Yield of Jowar in major Producing States

Area - Million Hectares
Production - Million Tonnes
Yield - Kg./ Hectare
State	2009-10			2008-09
	Area	Production	Yield	Area	Production	Yield
Maharashtra	4.18	3.57	854	4.07	3.59	881
Karnataka	1.37	1.41	1027	1.38	1.63	1179
Madhya Pradesh	0.45	0.56	1267	0.48	0.57	1193
Andhra Pradesh	0.39	0.44	1135	0.28	0.44	1563
Tamil Nadu	0.24	0.22	929	0.26	0.21	827
Gujarat	0.16	0.17	1049	0.17	0.21	1195
Uttar pradesh	0.19	0.17	885	0.19	0.2	1010
Rajasthan	0.72	0.1	145	0.58	0.33	577
Haryana	0.07	0.04	500	0.08	0.04	506
Orissa	0.01	0.01	644	0.01	0.01	629
Others	0.02	0.02	@	0.03	0.02	@
All India	7.79	6.7	860	7.53	7.25	962

• @ - Since area/ production is low in individual states, yield rate is not worked out.         
• Note: States have been arranged in descending  order of  percentage share of production during 2009-10.        
• *  Provisional        
• Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.