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| SL.NO | CROP NAME | RAINFALL | WEATHER CONDITIONS | NATURE OF CROP | SOIL TYPE | GLOBAL RANKING IN EXPORT* | PLACE OF AVAILABILITY (India) |
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| 1 | Rice | 100–200 cm | Warm & humid; 22–32°C | Kharif | Clayey/alluvial loam | India ≈ #1 exporter | WB, UP, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha, TN, Assam etc. |
| 2 | Wheat | 50–75 cm | Cool, dry; 10–15°C grow, | Rabi | Well-drained loam | Mainly domestic use | UP, Punjab, Haryana, MP, Rajasthan, Bihar |
| | | | 21–26°C ripening | | | | |
| 3 | Jowar (Sorghum) | 45–75 cm | Warm, drought tolerant | Kharif (some Rabi) | Sandy loam/black soils | Small exporter | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, AP, MP |
| 4 | Bajra (Pearl millet) | 25–50 cm | Hot & arid; 25–35°C | Kharif | Sandy/loamy, light | Small exporter | Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, UP, Maharashtra |
| 5 | Ragi (Finger millet) | 70–100 cm | Cool–warm; 18–28°C | Kharif (some Rabi) | Red loam/lateritic | Small exporter | Karnataka, TN, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Himachal |
| 6 | Maize | 50–100 cm | Warm; 21–27°C | Kharif (also Rabi) | Fertile loam/alluvial | Minor exporter | Karnataka, MP, Bihar, UP, Telangana, AP, MH |
| 7 | Pulses (Chana, Arhar etc.) | 25–50 cm | Warm; dry at ripening | Rabi & some Kharif | Loam/black soils | Net importer | MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, UP, Karnataka |
| 8 | Sugarcane | 75–150+ cm | Warm; 21–27°C; frost-free | Plantation/Annual | Deep loam/alluvial | Brazil #1, India also exp. | UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka, TN, AP, Punjab |
| 9 | Oilseeds (Groundnut etc.) | 25–75 cm | Warm; 20–30°C | Mostly Kharif | Loam/black cotton | Limited exports | Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, Maharashtra, AP, KA |
| 10 | Tea | 150–300 cm | Cool, humid; 15–25°C | Plantation | Acidic lateritic | Top 4–5 exporter | Assam, WB (Darjeeling), Kerala, TN, Karnataka |
| 11 | Coffee | 150–250 cm | Cool, shaded; 15–28°C | Plantation | Loam/laterite | Top 8–10 exporter | Karnataka (Kodagu), Kerala (Wayanad), TN |
| 12 | Horticulture (F&V) | Crop-spec. | Crop-specific | Varies | Fertile, well-drained | India #2 producer | Maharashtra (grapes), AP (mango), UP (potato) |
| 13 | Rubber | 200+ cm | Hot, humid; >25°C | Plantation | Lateritic/red loam | Not major exporter | Kerala, Karnataka, TN, NE states |
| 14 | Cotton | 50–100 cm | Warm; 21–30°C; frost-free | Kharif | Black cotton (regur) | Top 2–3 exporter | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, AP, MP etc. |
| 15 | Jute | 150–200 cm | Hot, humid; 24–35°C | Kharif | Alluvial delta soils | Top 2 (with Bangladesh) | WB, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Meghalaya |
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