Cereal Crop Statistics of Pakistan 2016-17

 Cereal Crop Statistics of Pakistan 2016-17

Crop Situation

The important crops (wheat, rice, sugarcane  maize and cotton) account for 23.85 percent of the value added in overall agriculture and 4.66  percent of GDP. The other crops account for  11.03 percent of the value added in overall  agriculture and 2.15 percent of GDP. Livestock  contributes 58.33 percent to  agricultural value  addition and 11.39 percent to GDP. Forestry  contributes 2.33 percent to agricultural value  addition and 0.46 percent to GDP. Fishing  contributes 2.12 percent to agricultural value  addition and 0.41 percent to GDP. The production performance of important crops.

i) Cotton

 Cereal Crop Statistics of Pakistan 2016-17 showed that During 2016-17, Cotton production was  estimated at 10.671 million bales registering 7.6  percent increase over the production of 9.917 million bales during 2015-16 but was lower than the target of 14.1 million bales by a considerable margin. Cotton crop has 1.0 percent share in GDP and contributes 5.2  percent in agriculture value addition. The  weaker than expected recovery in cotton production is mainly due to a sharp decline of  14.2 percent in the sowing area which stood at 2489 thousand hectares during 2016-17  compared to 2902 thousand hectares during the corresponding period of last year due to exceptional losses from previous year’s pest infestation and low domestic prices at the sowing time that pushed growers away from  cotton to other competitive crops (sugarcane and maize).

ii) Sugarcane

During 2016-17, Cereal Crop Statistics of Pakistan depicted that the production of sugarcane portrayed a very promising picture and reached to historical high of 73.6 million tones showing an increase of 12.4 percent over the production of 65.5 million tonnes during 2015 16 and comfortably exceeded the target of 67.5   million tonnes by a  onsiderable margin of 9.0 percent. Its production accounted for 3.4 percent in agriculture’s value addition and 0.7 percent in overall GDP. The area cultivated for sugarcane crop reached 1217 thousand hectares compared to last year’s area of 1131 thousand hectares showing an increase of 7.6 percent. The production increased due to increase in area cultivated as it shifted from other competitive crops facing frequent distress, as for example from cotton crop which suffered on account of pest attacks. The area, pro Pakistan Economic Survey 2016-17. The production and consumption of major cotton growing countries are given in Table 2.5. and Consumption of Major Cotton Growing Countries  the production of sugarcane portrayed a very promising picture and reached to historical high of 73.6 million tones showing an increase of 12.4 percent over the production of 65.5 million tonnes during 2015-16 and comfortably exceeded the target of 67.5 able margin of 9.0 Its production accounted for 3.4 percent in agriculture’s value addition and 0.7 area cultivated for sugarcane crop reached 1217 thousand hectares compared to last year’s area of 1131 thousand s showing an increase of 7.6 percent. The production increased due to increase in shifted from other competitive crops facing frequent distress, as for example from cotton crop which suffered on account of pest attacks.

 iii) Rice

 Cereal Crop Statistics of Pakistan 2016-17 revealed that Rice accounts for 3.0 percent in the value added in agriculture and 0.6 percent of GDP. 2016-17, rice crop was sown on area of 2724 thousand hectares showing a decrease of 0.6 percent over the last year’s area of 2793 thousand  hectares. Rice production stood at 6849 thousand tonnes achieving its targeted production of 6838 thousand tonnes and showing percent over corresponding period of last year’s production of 6801 thousand tonnes. Rice area decreased due to decline in domestic prices of rice which reduced the area under the crop and growers shifted to sugarcane and maize crop. Th

iv) Wheat

Wheat accounts for 9.6 percent of the value added in agriculture and 1.9 percent of GDP of Pakistan. During 2016-17, sown on an area of 9052 thousand hectares witnessing a decrease of 1.9 percent  compared to 9224 thousand hectares during same period last year. Wheat production was estimated at 25.750 million tonnes during 2016 witnessing an increase of 0.5 percent over the last year’s production of 25.633 million tonnes. The production increased due to better supply of inputs which contributed in enhancing per hectare yield according to Cereal Crop Statistics of Pakistan 2016-17

v) Maize

Maize contributes 2.7 percent to the value  added in agriculture and 0.5 percent to GDP. During 2016-17, area sown under maize crop has increased to 1334 thousand hectares, showing a significant increase of 12.0 percent over last year’s sown area of 1191 thousand hectares. Maize crop production stood at  record high of 6.130 million tonnes during 2016 showing a major increase of 16.3 percent over the last year’s production of 5.271 million tonnes. The record production achieved on the back of intensive agricultural inputs (fertilizers) coupled with  increase in area sown. Cereal Crop Statistics of Pakistan 2016-17

b) Other Crops

Gram is the largest Rabi pulse crop, accounting  for 76 percent  according to  Cereal Crop Statistics of Pakistan 2016-17 the  total production of pulses in  the country It registered an increase of 25.5 percent in production during 2016 production of Bajra also posted an increase in its production by 1.7 percent during 2016 Pakistan Economic Survey 2016-17

contributes 2.7 percent to the value added in agriculture and 0.5 percent to GDP. rea sown under maize crop has increased to 1334 thousand hectares, showing a significant increase of 12.0 percent over last year’s sown area of 1191 thousand hectares. Maize crop production stood at record 6.130 million tonnes during 2016-17,showing a major increase of 16.3 percent over  the last year’s production of 5.271 million