KERALA IMPORTANT CROPS

Seasonal Crops

Paddy
Pulses
Tapioca
Vegetables
Sweet Potato
Tubers
Groundnut
Ginger
Turmeric
Cotton
Tobacco
Onion
Tur

Annual Crops

Sugarcane
Banana
Plantain
Pine Apple
Betel Leaves

Perennial Crops

Coconut
Arecanut
Cashew
Mango
Jack
Tamarind
Pepper
Rubber
Tea
Coffee
Cardamom
Cloves
Nutmeg
Cinnamon
Cocoa
Papaya

AREA UNDER SOWING FOR 2009-10

Sr No
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
9.00
10.00
11.00
12.00
13.00
14.00

District Name
Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam
Pathanamthitta
Alappuzha
Kottayam
Idukki
Ernakulam
Thrissur
Palakkad
Malappuram
Kozhikode
Wayand
Kannur
Kasargode

Paddy Area
(Hectares)
2,940.00
3,453.00
2,996.00
33,440.00
15,474.00
2,328.00
10,787.00
25,439.00
100,522.00
8,838.00
3,277.00
12,995.00
7,130.00
4,394.00
234,013.00

OTHER MAJOR CROPS

Tubers
Banana
Cardamom
Tea
Coffee
TOTAL

Area (hectares)
21,374.00
63,751.00
41,593.00
32,958.00
85,691.00
245,367.00

Paddy
Gross Cropped Area % of Paddy Area to
of District
Gross Cropped Area
154,388.00
1.90%
161,498.00
2.14%
103,539.00
2.89%
105,158.00
31.80%
205,851.00
7.52%
306,681.00
0.76%
175,552.00
6.14%
170,057.00
14.96%
314,371.00
31.98%
241,997.00
3.65%
200,365.00
1.64%
177,364.00
7.33%
213,692.00
3.34%
138,165.00
3.18%
2,668,678.00

Coconut Area
(Hectares)
71,376.00
56,675.00
16,213.00
39,816.00
28,185.00
17,189.00
44,475.00
77,509.00
57,186.00
108,380.00
119,166.00
10,200.00
78,024.00
54,224.00
778,618.00

Coconut
Arecanut
Gross Cropped Area
% of Paddy Area to
Arecanut Area
Gross Cropped Area
of District
Gross Cropped Area
(Hectares)
of District
154,388.00
46.23%
890.00
154,388.00
161,498.00
35.09%
2,122.00
161,498.00
103,539.00
15.66%
1,104.00
103,539.00
105,158.00
37.86%
1,711.00
105,158.00
205,851.00
13.69%
1,731.00
205,851.00
306,681.00
5.60%
2,753.00
306,681.00
175,552.00
25.33%
4,703.00
175,552.00
170,057.00
45.58%
7,163.00
170,057.00
314,371.00
18.19%
10,202.00
314,371.00
241,997.00
44.79%
19,994.00
241,997.00
200,365.00
59.47%
10,054.00
200,365.00
177,364.00
5.75%
10,862.00
177,364.00
213,692.00
36.51%
10,674.00
213,692.00
138,165.00
39.25%
15,256.00
138,165.00
2,668,678.00
99,219.00
2,668,678.00

canut
% of Paddy Area to
Tapioca Area
Gross Cropped Area
(Hectares)
0.58%
16,132.00
1.31%
16,933.00
1.07%
6,371.00
1.63%
2,687.00
0.84%
5,868.00
0.90%
6,032.00
2.68%
5,265.00
4.21%
924.00
3.25%
2,843.00
8.26%
5,808.00
5.02%
1,823.00
6.12%
1,698.00
5.00%
2,083.00
11.04%
389.00
74,856.00

Tapioca
Gross Cropped Area
% of Paddy Area to
Jack Area
of District
Gross Cropped Area
(Hectares)
154,388.00
10.45%
4,984.00
161,498.00
10.48%
6,034.00
103,539.00
6.15%
2,431.00
105,158.00
2.56%
2,165.00
205,851.00
2.85%
3,319.00
306,681.00
1.97%
10,772.00
175,552.00
3.00%
3,771.00
170,057.00
0.54%
5,035.00
314,371.00
0.90%
5,589.00
241,997.00
2.40%
7,824.00
200,365.00
0.91%
9,169.00
177,364.00
0.96%
7,481.00
213,692.00
0.97%
7,819.00
138,165.00
0.28%
1,755.00
2,668,678.00
78,148.00

Jack
Banana
Gross Cropped Area
% of Paddy Area to
Banana Area
Gross Cropped Area
% of Paddy Area to
of District
Gross Cropped Area
(Hectares)
of District
Gross Cropped Area
154,388.00
3.23%
2,349.00
154,388.00
1.52%
161,498.00
3.74%
2,068.00
161,498.00
1.28%
103,539.00
2.35%
2,032.00
103,539.00
1.96%
105,158.00
2.06%
538.00
105,158.00
0.51%
205,851.00
1.61%
2,839.00
205,851.00
1.38%
306,681.00
3.51%
2,541.00
306,681.00
0.83%
175,552.00
2.15%
6,500.00
175,552.00
3.70%
170,057.00
2.96%
2,464.00
170,057.00
1.45%
314,371.00
1.78%
10,593.00
314,371.00
3.37%
241,997.00
3.23%
6,516.00
241,997.00
2.69%
200,365.00
4.58%
1,476.00
200,365.00
0.74%
177,364.00
4.22%
8,318.00
177,364.00
4.69%
213,692.00
3.66%
2,566.00
213,692.00
1.20%
138,165.00
1.27%
475.00
138,165.00
0.34%
2,668,678.00
51,275.00
2,668,678.00

Plantain Area
(Hectares)
4,979.00
4,055.00
1,490.00
1,868.00
2,631.00
3,488.00
3,788.00
4,258.00
10,384.00
2,266.00
2,990.00
1,311.00
2,592.00
1,702.00
47,802.00

Plantain
Pineapple
Gross Cropped Area % of Paddy Area to Pineapple Area
Gross Cropped Area
of District
Gross Cropped Area (Hectares)
of District
154,388.00
3.22%
195.00
154,388.00
161,498.00
2.51%
176.00
161,498.00
103,539.00
1.44%
150.00
103,539.00
105,158.00
1.78%
86.00
105,158.00
205,851.00
1.28%
1,286.00
205,851.00
306,681.00
1.14%
1,076.00
306,681.00
175,552.00
2.16%
6,020.00
175,552.00
170,057.00
2.50%
56.00
170,057.00
314,371.00
3.30%
123.00
314,371.00
241,997.00
0.94%
160.00
241,997.00
200,365.00
1.49%
192.00
200,365.00
177,364.00
0.74%
35.00
177,364.00
213,692.00
1.21%
220.00
213,692.00
138,165.00
1.23%
52.00
138,165.00
2,668,678.00
9,827.00
2,668,678.00

apple
% of Paddy Area to Papaya Area
Gross Cropped Area (Hectares)
0.13%
1,101.00
0.11%
1,554.00
0.14%
703.00
0.08%
1,196.00
0.62%
1,298.00
0.35%
821.00
3.43%
1,309.00
0.03%
899.00
0.04%
806.00
0.07%
2,065.00
0.10%
2,154.00
0.02%
351.00
0.10%
1,969.00
0.04%
614.00
16,840.00

Papaya
Gross Cropped
% of Paddy Area to Cashew Area
Area
Gross Cropped Area (Hectares)
154,388.00
0.71%
1,001.00
161,498.00
0.96%
2,858.00
103,539.00
0.68%
658.00
105,158.00
1.14%
2,110.00
205,851.00
0.63%
404.00
306,681.00
0.27%
1,237.00
175,552.00
0.75%
581.00
170,057.00
0.53%
2,290.00
314,371.00
0.26%
3,002.00
241,997.00
0.85%
4,475.00
200,365.00
1.08%
2,068.00
177,364.00
0.20%
706.00
213,692.00
0.92%
19,377.00
138,165.00
0.44%
8,205.00
2,668,678.00
48,972.00

Cashew

Cashew
Pepper
Gross Cropped Area % of Paddy Area to Pepper Area
Gross Cropped Area % of Paddy Area to
of District
Gross Cropped Area (Hectares)
of District
Gross Cropped Area
154,388.00
0.65%
4,902.00
154,388.00
3.18%
161,498.00
1.77%
8,138.00
161,498.00
5.04%
103,539.00
0.64%
3,598.00
103,539.00
3.48%
105,158.00
2.01%
1,387.00
105,158.00
1.32%
205,851.00
0.20%
6,711.00
205,851.00
3.26%
306,681.00
0.40%
85,739.00
306,681.00
27.96%
175,552.00
0.33%
5,273.00
175,552.00
3.00%
170,057.00
1.35%
4,898.00
170,057.00
2.88%
314,371.00
0.95%
5,758.00
314,371.00
1.83%
241,997.00
1.85%
6,147.00
241,997.00
2.54%
200,365.00
1.03%
7,972.00
200,365.00
3.98%
177,364.00
0.40%
16,571.00
177,364.00
9.34%
213,692.00
9.07%
9,631.00
213,692.00
4.51%
138,165.00
5.94%
4,764.00
138,165.00
3.45%
2,668,678.00
171,489.00
2,668,678.00

Nutmeg Area
(Hectares)
74.00
70.00
463.00
210.00
1,440.00
2,054.00
6,060.00
4,166.00
239.00
364.00
415.00
49.00
252.00
75.00
15,931.00

Nutmeg
Ginger
Gross Cropped Area
% of Paddy Area to
Ginger Area
Gross Cropped Area
of District
Gross Cropped Area
(Hectares)
of District
154,388.00
0.05%
61.00
154,388.00
161,498.00
0.04%
390.00
161,498.00
103,539.00
0.45%
305.00
103,539.00
105,158.00
0.20%
61.00
105,158.00
205,851.00
0.70%
88.00
205,851.00
306,681.00
0.67%
691.00
306,681.00
175,552.00
3.45%
199.00
175,552.00
170,057.00
2.45%
80.00
170,057.00
314,371.00
0.08%
812.00
314,371.00
241,997.00
0.15%
62.00
241,997.00
200,365.00
0.21%
104.00
200,365.00
177,364.00
0.03%
2,446.00
177,364.00
213,692.00
0.12%
87.00
213,692.00
138,165.00
0.05%
22.00
138,165.00
2,668,678.00
5,408.00
2,668,678.00

inger
% of Paddy Area Turmeric Area
to
(Hectares)
0.04%
46.00
0.24%
240.00
0.29%
77.00
0.06%
12.00
0.04%
77.00
0.23%
245.00
0.11%
279.00
0.05%
111.00
0.26%
487.00
0.03%
240.00
0.05%
295.00
1.38%
189.00
0.04%
118.00
0.02%
22.00
2,438.00

Turmeric
Rubber
Gross Cropped Area % of Paddy Area to Rubber Area
Gross Cropped
of District
Gross Cropped Area (Hectares)
Area
154,388.00
0.03%
30,449.00
154,388.00
161,498.00
0.15%
36,111.00
161,498.00
103,539.00
0.07%
49,957.00
103,539.00
105,158.00
0.01%
4,329.00
105,158.00
205,851.00
0.04%
112,918.00
205,851.00
306,681.00
0.08%
39,679.00
306,681.00
175,552.00
0.16%
58,729.00
175,552.00
170,057.00
0.07%
15,017.00
170,057.00
314,371.00
0.15%
35,559.00
314,371.00
241,997.00
0.10%
38,136.00
241,997.00
200,365.00
0.15%
20,358.00
200,365.00
177,364.00
0.11%
9,723.00
177,364.00
213,692.00
0.06%
43,819.00
213,692.00
138,165.00
0.02%
30,624.00
138,165.00
2,668,678.00
525,408.00
2,668,678.00

Rubber
% of Paddy Area
Cocoa Area
to
(Hectares)
19.72%
75.00
22.36%
10.00
48.25%
422.00
4.12%
82.00
54.85%
984.00
12.94%
7,357.00
33.45%
1,385.00
8.83%
49.00
11.31%
127.00
15.76%
217.00
10.16%
680.00
5.48%
184.00
20.51%
415.00
22.16%
146.00
12,133.00

Cocoa
Gross Cropped Area % of Paddy Area to Drumstick Area
of District
Gross Cropped Area (Hectares)
154,388.00
0.05%
1,713.00
161,498.00
0.01%
1,930.00
103,539.00
0.41%
563.00
105,158.00
0.08%
633.00
205,851.00
0.48%
656.00
306,681.00
2.40%
504.00
175,552.00
0.79%
619.00
170,057.00
0.03%
1,352.00
314,371.00
0.04%
1,944.00
241,997.00
0.09%
2,593.00
200,365.00
0.34%
1,749.00
177,364.00
0.10%
380.00
213,692.00
0.19%
1,697.00
138,165.00
0.11%
584.00
2,668,678.00
16,917.00

Drumstick

Drumstick
Gross Cropped
% of Paddy Area
Area
to
154,388.00
1.11%
161,498.00
1.20%
103,539.00
0.54%
105,158.00
0.60%
205,851.00
0.32%
306,681.00
0.16%
175,552.00
0.35%
170,057.00
0.80%
314,371.00
0.62%
241,997.00
1.07%
200,365.00
0.87%
177,364.00
0.21%
213,692.00
0.79%
138,165.00
0.42%
2,668,678.00

Port: COCHIN SEA

2008-2009
Product

Qty

2009-2010

Value

Qty

2010-2011

Value

Qty

Value

OTHER PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

10,841.28

4,786.04

10,375.54

5,069.29

10,107.62

4,900.14

MILLED PRODUCTS

11,040.24

2,465.48

10,065.08

2,886.74

13,635.66

3,376.41

MISCELLANEOUS PREPARATIONS

5,055.79

1,889.54

5,496.72

3,285.28

5,139.95

2,792.33

CEREAL PREPRATIONS

8,648.97

3,331.11

6,916.62

3,392.13

5,702.54

2,736.48

JAGGERY AND CONFECTIONERY

8,072.65

1,285.33

2,555.29

571.14

8,577.75

2,405.46

OTHER FRESH FRUITS

2,600.38

548.64

3,496.25

842.70

4,002.67

1,040.43

DRIED AND PRESERVED VEGETABLES

2,131.28

1,248.92

1,849.15

1,087.67

1,643.84

954.10

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SEEDS

101.55

361.74

95.53

372.45

73.34

701.46

DAIRY PRODUCTS

930.88

1,224.09

53.43

91.14

403.14

512.42

COCOA PRODUCTS

326.12

450.36

278.19

475.21

319.21

495.53

NON BASMATI RICE

POULTRY PRODUCTS
OTHER FRESH VEGETABLES

274.16

52.86

1,531.37

349.02

1,684.15

469.23

111,372.62

2,477.39

10,926.63

380.74

4,435.98

444.84

2,268.55

430.73

1,342.85

314.48

970.77

252.61

FRESH MANGOES

239.47

105.81

203.77

87.03

173.57

103.96

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

335.62

1,211.13

6.21

9.10

50.22

92.20

OTHER CEREALS

659.58

79.08

1,231.04

106.14

1,126.64

86.46

BUFFALO MEAT

1,217.34

1,238.13

833.52

681.52

59.00

83.76

GROUND NUTS

109.00

30.56

454.19

92.24

201.95

40.63

FRESH ONIONS

131.76

24.70

62.12

11.74

24.18

12.07

BASMATI RICE

14.00

6.91

11.80

4.66

15.06

8.23

12.70

3.52

14.50

4.77

WHEAT
FLORICULTURE

101.49

73.22

56.35

56.93

3.65

3.49

NATURAL HONEY

3.82

3.74

0.58

1.09

2.20

2.45

PROCESSED MEAT

0.80

2.50

0.17

0.66

0.30

2.12

FRESH GRAPES

1.41

1.03

8.66

4.64

1.69

1.76

PULSES

4.80

1.93

16.04

8.84

1.06

0.60

MANGO PULP

1.11

0.03

0.91

0.40

0.32

0.18

GUARGUM

12.29

9.12

13.90

18.51

SHEEP / GOAT MEAT

0.50

0.28

2.82

9.83

SWINE MEAT

0.17

0.16

Total 1,66,497.63

23,340.56

57,897.43

20,214.84

58,370.96

21,524.12

Port: CHENNAI SEA

2008-2009

2009-2010
Qty

2010-2011

Product

Qty

Value

JAGGERY AND CONFECTIONERY

244,322.70

32,349.44

9,492.52

Value
2,729.68

Qty
386,152.59

GROUND NUTS

129,149.54

51,089.65

130,753.66

54,916.23

187,810.79

OTHER CEREALS

587,159.35

47,348.30

679,015.88

67,666.09

589,777.14

MANGO PULP

123,563.71

49,522.78

135,078.15

48,049.42

113,457.08

OTHER PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

112,549.51

35,766.33

150,747.81

46,040.14

110,523.08

FRESH ONIONS

61,563.52

11,739.40

88,557.10

16,689.67

118,755.89

CEREAL PREPRATIONS

18,901.95

12,296.56

13,452.35

12,530.64

14,006.18

DAIRY PRODUCTS

14,281.87

20,625.60

4,044.54

5,040.88

6,156.00

DRIED AND PRESERVED VEGETABLES

19,973.35

5,720.72

16,974.47

4,812.18

21,468.58

7,484.22

7,556.63

4,582.26

4,504.14

7,132.76

FLORICULTURE
OTHER FRESH FRUITS

13,933.44

3,642.31

20,125.25

6,384.57

15,996.41

MISCELLANEOUS PREPARATIONS

8,644.01

3,705.32

5,287.17

2,924.31

7,396.53

POULTRY PRODUCTS

1,084.89

2,922.81

3,424.61

4,105.19

6,092.73

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

3,276.68

3,590.40

3,357.19

3,897.16

2,388.03

NON BASMATI RICE

6,365.77

2,319.96

15,919.34

4,989.97

11,332.51

BUFFALO MEAT

2,407.81

2,491.89

3,012.59

3,113.45

2,451.03

MILLED PRODUCTS

4,124.46

890.99

5,014.90

1,051.66

4,059.05

OTHER FRESH VEGETABLES

2,095.20

517.28

1,522.52

337.85

1,720.37

COCOA PRODUCTS

316.65

335.44

441.21

568.85

467.98

1,537.27

557.39

755.17

337.04

637.10

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SEEDS

40.34

166.87

63.81

116.76

175.60

FRESH MANGOES

39.98

18.21

106.00

76.94

158.52

FRESH GRAPES

82.37

23.79

39.93

21.96

92.38

PULSES

PROCESSED MEAT

68.14

NATURAL HONEY

12.53

13.68

19.73

14.28

9.36

GUARGUM

35.70

11.96

41.22

17.14

52.52

WHEAT

0.62

0.05

25.94

1,022.10

514.34

409.02

232.63

0.66

WALNUTS

0.20

0.17

0.16

SHEEP / GOAT MEAT

0.13

12,92,238.60 2,91,169.00

16,08,365.24

BASMATI RICE

Total

13,63,969.54 2,95,738.10

2010-2011
Value
127,541.69
96,435.88
67,991.74
50,681.47
37,593.82
30,639.25
14,111.97
8,314.35
7,789.04
6,102.64
5,232.18
4,026.91
3,043.21
3,020.46
2,754.23
2,695.26
880.20
408.75
386.24
268.67
175.29
117.41
31.93
21.48
9.57
8.73
3.07
0.37
0.18
0.17

4,70,286.16

Port: TUTICORIN SEA

2008-2009
Product

Qty

2009-2010
Value

Qty

2010-2011
Value

Qty

JAGGERY AND CONFECTIONERY

260,050.77

32,377.38

1,377.15

274.09

326,729.20

POULTRY PRODUCTS

859,772.89

25,014.32

932,062.72

27,359.55

527,620.90

FLORICULTURE

11,781.89

10,565.98

9,690.58

8,424.71

7,307.63

OTHER PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

21,922.72

5,814.20

23,465.64

7,361.41

20,799.98

308,716.58

29,003.02

167,951.82

15,895.89

45,351.41

OTHER CEREALS
OTHER FRESH VEGETABLES

26,352.94

3,423.85

12,369.64

1,708.76

30,290.83

DRIED AND PRESERVED VEGETABLES

45,020.99

11,362.22

29,095.88

7,443.16

15,562.18

FRESH ONIONS

20,338.26

3,361.61

20,460.31

4,277.47

15,060.07

NON BASMATI RICE

16,014.37

3,006.18

23,355.76

4,687.68

11,479.44

MISCELLANEOUS PREPARATIONS

1,866.59

805.36

1,915.77

1,087.93

3,270.47

OTHER FRESH FRUITS

1,879.88

252.68

4,757.59

950.36

6,475.65

CEREAL PREPRATIONS

2,982.58

1,273.53

2,438.82

1,111.21

2,115.90

GROUND NUTS

2,352.01

475.38

2,580.65

721.23

2,147.44

MANGO PULP

3,752.83

941.48

4,492.90

1,355.76

1,417.02

MILLED PRODUCTS

8,680.03

1,478.60

2,818.98

506.45

1,158.48

PULSES

49.81

18.68

87.73

48.19

373.46

DAIRY PRODUCTS

45.80

66.27

35.92

81.90

71.04

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SEEDS

54.03

62.07

17.65

26.55

52.10

NATURAL HONEY

9.85

8.40

8.60

7.40

7.51

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

1.52

0.44

799.74

275.97

22.32

FRESH GRAPES

1.61

0.27

8.32

4.35

4.76

GUARGUM
FRESH MANGOES
BASMATI RICE

0.82

0.17

17.50

8.55

2.51

3.82

1.22

3.59

896.01

445.47

125.00

63.28

1.48

PROCESSED MEAT

0.20

COCOA PRODUCTS

10.20

4.54

5.80

3.75

0.14

7.80

11.00

15,92,570.51 1,29,775.44

12,39,927.61

83,678.44

10,17,340.70

SHEEP / GOAT MEAT

Total

2010-2011
Value
99,110.08
19,545.40
6,632.39
5,776.63
4,932.95
4,062.18
3,598.84
3,080.24
2,494.44
1,857.94
1,169.61
1,116.31
708.82
702.95
267.11
107.80
94.85
60.00
10.61
10.05
3.24
2.18
1.42
0.99
0.23
0.14
-

1,55,347.40

Port: NEWMANGALORE SEA

2008-2009

2009-2010

Product

Qty

OTHER CEREALS

147,567.00

13,446.98

223,273.00

19,901.36

137,795.00

1,536.15

1,478.79

787.32

709.77

690.54

FLORICULTURE

287.67

258.08

434.81

438.82

437.56

CEREAL PREPRATIONS

214.64

185.82

212.47

218.77

172.93

28.86

162.48

890.92

670.56

353.77

POULTRY PRODUCTS

15.60

7.51

61.60

SWINE MEAT

14.11

OTHER PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

5,984.91

1,170.42

39.50

12.81

71.05

JAGGERY AND CONFECTIONERY

1,419.83

221.96

0.31

0.44

6.78

0.32

0.31

3.93

17.79

4.63

12.47

18.13

0.15

0.06

0.03

0.13

0.25

NON BASMATI RICE

4.88

0.70

OTHER FRESH FRUITS

12.84

4.84

PULSES

81.32

10.20

1.00

1.03

0.05

0.06

40.07

8.57

60.00

11.72

0.11

0.31

467.71

137.54

COCOA PRODUCTS

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

BUFFALO MEAT
MISCELLANEOUS PREPARATIONS
NATURAL HONEY

BASMATI RICE
MILLED PRODUCTS
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DRIED AND PRESERVED VEGETABLES

Total

Value

1,57,565.69

Qty

2010-2011

Value

17,076.33 2,25,826.05

Qty

22,006.56 1,39,607.42

2010-2011
Value
15,381.50
655.79
409.85
177.16
129.42
22.00
18.64
11.85
7.79
5.08
0.19
-

16,819.27