Lok Sabha Question No. 284 (STARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Production of Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA, RAJ KUMAR SAINI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 284

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  JANUARY, 2019

## PRODUCTION OF CROPS

- *284.       SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA: SHRI RAJKUMAR SAINI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the production of major grain crops, oilseeds and sugarcane has declined during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor,  crop  and  State-wise  including Tripura; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  production  and  productivity  of such crops and to bring them at par with the developed countries?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

- (a) to (c):

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  284     DUE FOR REPLY ON 1 ST  JANUARY, 2019.

(a) & (b): The  production  of  rice,  wheat,  nutri  /  coarse  cereals,  pulses  and  overall foodgrains in the country have increased during last three years. As per Fourth Advance Estimates  for  2017-18,  total  Foodgrain  production  in  the  country  is  estimated  at  record 284.83  million  tonnes  which  is  higher  by  9.72  million  tonnes  than  the  previous  record production of foodgrain of 275.11 million tonnes achieved during 2016-17. The production of  pulses  has  increased  25.23  million  tonnes  during  2017-18  from  16.32  million  tonnes million tonnes during 2015-16.  Further, oilseeds production has increased to 31.31 million tonnes  during  2017-18  over  the  production  of  25.25  million  tonnes  during  2015-16  and sugarcane  production  has  increased  to  376.90  million  tonnes  during  2017-18  over  the production  of  348.45  million  tonnes  during  2015-16.    The  production  of  oilseeds  and sugarcane  in  the country have  been  fluctuating depending  upon  weather,  rainfall conditions, shift in area to other profitable crops etc. The details of State-wise production of  major  foodgrains,  oilseeds  and  sugarcane  in  the  country  including  Tripura  during  the last three years and the current year i.e. 2015-16 to 2018-19 (kharif only) are given at the

## Annexure.

The first assessment of production of major agricultural crops for whole agriculture year  including  rabi  crops  is  available  with  the  Second  Advance  Estimates,  normally released  around  mid-February  every  year.  As  such,  it  is  too  early  to  arrive  at  an assessment of production of major agricultural crops for whole agriculture year 2018-19 in the  country.  However,  as  per  the  First  Advance  Estimates,  total  production  of  kharif foodgrains during 2018-19 is estimated at record 141.59 million tonnes. The production of kharif  oilseeds  and  sugarcane  are  estimated  at  22.19  million  tonnes  and  383.89  million tonnes which are higher by 1.19 million tonnes and 6.99 million tonnes as compared to 2017-18, respectively.

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(c): In order to increase production and productivity of agricultural crops in the country, Government of India is implementing through State Governments, several Crop Development  Schemes/Programmes   such as   National Food  Security Mission (NFSM), Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Bringing  Green  Revolution  to  Eastern  India (BGREI),  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA),  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Soil Health Card etc.

Under these Schemes/Programmes, funds are provided to States for implementation of State-specific agricultural strategies including incentives to farmers for use  of  quality  seeds,  improve  soil  health  under  Integrated  Nutrient  Management  (INM), Integrated  Pest  Management  (IPM),  farm  mechanization,  etc.  The  States  are  also provided  support  for  creation  of  agricultural  infrastructure  for  optimal  use  of  water  and other natural resources.

Further,  to  achieve  higher  agricultural  productivity,  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research (ICAR) is conducting basic and strategic research relating to crop improvement, production and protection technologies suitable to different situations including development of location-specific varieties/hybrids and technologies.

Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.284 due for reply on 01.01.2019

State-wise estimates of production of rice, wheat, nutri / coarse cereals, pulses, foodgrains, oilseeds and sugarcane during 2015-16 to 2018-19

| States                             | Rice     | Rice     | Rice     | Rice       | Wheat   | Wheat   | Wheat    | Nutri / Coarse Cereals   | Nutri / Coarse Cereals   | Nutri / Coarse Cereals   | Nutri / Coarse Cereals   |
|------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|------------|---------|---------|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| States                             | 2015-16  | 2016-17  | 2017-18* | 2018- 19** | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18* | 2015-16                  | 2016-17                  | 2017-18*                 | 2018- 19**               |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 7488.7   | 7452.4   | 8176.2   | 5068.7     | NA      | NA      | 0.0      | 1916.0                   | 1982.0                   | 2755.0                   | 555.5                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 204.0    | 220.0    | #        | #          | 7.7     | 7.7     | #        | 102.8                    | 102.5                    | #                        | #                        |
| Assam                              | 5125.1   | 4727.4   | 5164.0   | 3926.0     | 34.3    | 23.5    | 29.0     | 91.6                     | 94.1                     | 91.0                     | 93.2                     |
| Bihar                              | 6802.2   | 8239.3   | 7911.2   | 6787.8     | 4736.4  | 5110.8  | 5741.0   | 2548.6                   | 2719.1                   | 2455.0                   | 666.2                    |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 5789.4   | 8048.4   | 4725.5   | 6298.8     | 137.4   | 159.5   | 130.7    | 215.5                    | 357.5                    | 346.9                    | 350.2                    |
| Goa                                | 115.1    | 113.2    | #        | #          | NA      | NA      | #        | 0.0                      | 0.0                      | #                        | #                        |
| Gujarat                            | 1702.0   | 1930.0   | 2039.0   | 1938.4     | 2484.0  | 2737.0  | 3102.0   | 1549.7                   | 1937.0                   | 1709.0                   | 783.8                    |
| Haryana                            | 4145.0   | 4453.0   | 4523.4   | 4299.3     | 11352.0 | 11546.8 | 11162.4  | 796.0                    | 1087.0                   | 834.0                    | 982.7                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 129.9    | 146.6    | 116.6    | 116.8      | 667.6   | 704.2   | 586.7    | 777.0                    | 826.4                    | 671.4                    | 643.7                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir                    | 646.4    | 572.2    | 613.9    | 577.2      | 541.5   | 475.5   | 478.8    | 535.4                    | 561.0                    | 516.5                    | 545.9                    |
| Jharkhand                          | 2882.2   | 3841.8   | 4078.0   | 4047.0     | 287.3   | 425.2   | 469.8    | 395.5                    | 590.8                    | 607.9                    | 551.4                    |
| Karnataka                          | 3021.0   | 2604.8   | 2807.0   | 2665.7     | 156.0   | 171.0   | 199.0    | 5608.2                   | 5281.0                   | 6274.0                   | 5030.7                   |
| Kerala                             | 549.3    | 437.1    | 499.0    | 139.7      | NA      | 0.0     | 0.0      | 0.3                      | 0.2                      | 0.4                      | 0.1                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 3546.7   | 4226.8   | 4123.9   | 5362.0     | 17688.7 | 17939.3 | 15910.8  | 3848.8                   | 4766.9                   | 5304.1                   | 6004.3                   |
| Maharashtra                        | 2593.0   | 3109.5   | 2712.7   | 3127.5     | 981.0   | 1875.1  | 1619.3   | 3635.7                   | 6579.0                   | 6091.7                   | 2847.1                   |
| Manipur                            | 338.8    | 430.4    | #        | #          | 5.6     | 5.6     | #        | 61.6                     | 58.8                     | #                        | #                        |
| Meghalaya                          | 301.1    | 203.0    | #        | #          | 0.9     | 0.9     | #        | 44.0                     | 44.4                     | #                        | #                        |
| Mizoram                            | 62.1     | 61.5     | #        | #          | NA      | NA      | #        | 10.3                     | 8.9                      | #                        | #                        |
| Nagaland                           | 318.8    | 336.7    | #        | #          | 6.0     | 6.2     | #        | 148.0                    | 149.5                    | #                        | #                        |
| Odisha                             | 5875.4   | 8325.9   | 6527.9   | 6854.9     | 0.5     | 0.1     | 0.1      | 157.2                    | 256.2                    | 170.2                    | 179.2                    |
| Punjab                             | 11823.0  | 11586.2  | 13382.0  | 13363.5    | 16077.0 | 16440.5 | 17850.0  | 457.3                    | 477.2                    | 452.0                    | 450.0                    |
| Rajasthan                          | 369.8    | 452.7    | 450.9    | 452.3      | 9871.0  | 8985.3  | 9189.4   | 5808.9                   | 6734.5                   | 6574.8                   | 5844.4                   |
| Sikkim                             | 13.1     | 19.7     | #        | #          | 0.4     | 0.3     | #        | 75.3                     | 75.9                     | #                        | #                        |
| Tamilnadu                          | 7517.1   | 2369.4   | 7277.7   | 1959.6     | NA      | NA      | 0.0      | 3406.6                   | 1345.2                   | 3581.8                   | 1371.6                   |
| Telengana                          | 3047.0   | 5173.4   | 6250.0   | 3490.1     | 8.5     | 7.0     | 6.0      | 1834.0                   | 2768.2                   | 2648.8                   | 2051.4                   |
| Tripura                            | 794.8    | 814.6    | #        | #          | 0.4     | 0.5     | #        | 12.2                     | 21.3                     | #                        | #                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 12501.0  | 13754.0  | 13270.6  | 14483.5    | 25425.2 | 30056.0 | 31879.1  | 3460.0                   | 3909.0                   | 3894.9                   | 3272.1                   |
| Uttarakhand                        | 639.1    | 630.0    | 655.0    | 600.0      | 772.4   | 882.0   | 908.0    | 282.8                    | 308.0                    | 285.0                    | 270.0                    |
| West Bengal                        | 15953.9  | 15302.5  | 14967.0  | 11679.0    | 960.0   | 862.7   | 312.0    | 732.7                    | 721.6                    | 1154.7                   | 160.8                    |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 13.4     | 12.6     | #        | #          | NA      | NA      | #        | 0.4                      | 0.2                      | #                        | #                        |
| Chandigarh                         | 0.0      | 0.0      | #        | #          | 0.3     | 0.3     | #        | NA                       | 0.0                      | #                        | #                        |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu | 36.8 2.0 | 31.7 2.0 | # #      | # #        | 0.1 NA  | 0.1 NA  | # #      | 1.6 0.6                  | 1.5 0.5                  | # #                      | # #                      |
| Lakshadweep                        | 0.0      | 0.0      | #        |            |         |         | #        | NA                       | 0.0                      | #                        |                          |
| NCT Delhi                          |          |          | #        |            |         | 87.2    |          | 7.7                      | 6.7                      |                          |                          |
| Puducherry                         | 43.9     | 52.2     | #        | # #        | NA NA   | NA NA   | #        | 0.0                      | 0.1                      | #                        | # #                      |
|                                    | 17.3     | 17.3     |          | #          | 85.6    |         | #        |                          |                          | #                        | #                        |
| Others                             | NA       | NA       | 2633.8   | 2001.4     | NA      | NA      | 125.5    | NA                       | NA                       | 569.3                    | 472.8                    |
| All-India                          | 104408.2 | 109698.4 | 112905.5 | 99239.4    | 92287.5 | 98510.2 | 99699.7  | 38522.3                  | 43772.1                  | 46988.5                  | 33127.1                  |

NA: Not Applicable.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.284 due for reply on 01.01.2019

## State-wise estimates of production of rice, wheat, nutri / coarse cereals, pulses, foodgrains, oilseeds and sugarcane during 2015-16 to 2018-19

| States                    | Pulses   | Pulses   | Pulses   | Pulses    | Total Foodgrains   | Total Foodgrains   | Total Foodgrains   | Total Foodgrains   |
|---------------------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| States                    | 2015-16  | 2016-17  | 2017-18* | 2018-19** | 2015-16            | 2016-17            | 2017-18*           | 2018-19**          |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 1229.0   | 931.0    | 1224.0   | 154.9     | 10633.7            | 10365.4            | 12155.2            | 5779.1             |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 13.0     | 13.1     | #        | #         | 327.5              | 343.3              | #                  | #                  |
| Assam                     | 107.6    | 107.5    | 111.0    | 40.2      | 5358.6             | 4952.5             | 5395.0             | 4059.4             |
| Bihar                     | 420.7    | 461.7    | 433.1    | 62.0      | 14507.9            | 16530.8            | 16540.3            | 7516.0             |
| Chhattisgarh              | 511.9    | 758.7    | 543.3    | 92.9      | 6654.3             | 9324.1             | 5746.4             | 6741.9             |
| Goa                       | 0.3      | 5.9      | #        | #         | 115.3              | 119.1              | #                  | #                  |
| Gujarat                   | 543.6    | 818.0    | 926.0    | 437.2     | 6279.3             | 7422.0             | 7776.0             | 3159.4             |
| Haryana                   | 65.7     | 75.9     | 55.0     | 17.3      | 16358.7            | 17162.7            | 16574.7            | 5299.3             |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 40.5     | 63.3     | 46.3     | 13.2      | 1615.0             | 1740.6             | 1421.1             | 773.7              |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 9.3      | 10.3     | 8.3      | 8.7       | 1732.6             | 1618.9             | 1617.5             | 1131.9             |
| Jharkhand                 | 527.0    | 806.5    | 845.0    | 376.2     | 4092.1             | 5664.4             | 6000.8             | 4974.6             |
| Karnataka                 | 1138.8   | 1737.9   | 1855.5   | 979.5     | 9924.0             | 9794.7             | 11135.5            | 8675.9             |
| Kerala                    | 4.3      | 1.7      | 2.0      | 0.0       | 553.8              | 439.0              | 501.5              | 139.9              |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 5302.5   | 6291.3   | 8111.6   | 2142.7    | 30386.6            | 33224.4            | 33450.4            | 13509.0            |
| Maharashtra               | 1544.7   | 3768.1   | 3303.8   | 1376.8    | 8754.4             | 15331.6            | 13727.5            | 7351.4             |
| Manipur                   | 29.8     | 30.3     | #        | #         | 435.7              | 525.1              | #                  | #                  |
| Meghalaya                 | 11.7     | 11.8     | #        | #         | 357.7              | 260.1              | #                  | #                  |
| Mizoram                   | 5.0      | 4.8      | #        | #         | 77.4               | 75.2               | #                  | #                  |
| Nagaland                  | 43.1     | 44.5     | #        | #         | 515.8              | 536.9              | #                  | #                  |
| Odisha                    | 375.1    | 479.1    | 420.1    | 385.7     | 6408.1             | 9061.3             | 7118.2             | 7419.8             |
| Punjab                    | 43.5     | 33.0     | 27.7     | 9.6       | 28400.8            | 28536.9            | 31711.7            | 13823.1            |
| Rajasthan                 | 1990.2   | 3181.2   | 3386.4   | 1798.1    | 18039.9            | 19353.6            | 19601.5            | 8094.8             |
| Sikkim                    | 5.4      | 5.5      | #        | #         | 94.1               | 101.3              | #                  | #                  |
| Tamilnadu                 | 554.8    | 427.1    | 549.7    | 119.1     | 11478.5            | 4141.6             | 11409.2            | 3450.3             |
| Telengana                 | 239.6    | 536.0    | 506.0    | 374.3     | 5129.0             | 8484.6             | 9410.8             | 5915.8             |
| Tripura                   | 10.9     | 23.2     | #        | #         | 818.3              | 859.6              | #                  | #                  |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 1164.6   | 2184.4   | 2208.0   | 660.7     | 42550.8            | 49903.4            | 51252.7            | 18416.3            |
| Uttarakhand               | 51.6     | 53.0     | 57.0     | 42.0      | 1746.0             | 1873.0             | 1905.0             | 912.0              |
| West Bengal               | 334.0    | 259.5    | 443.8    | 50.9      | 17980.6            | 17146.3            | 16877.5            | 11890.7            |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.9      | 0.5      | #        | #         | 14.7               | 13.3               | #                  | #                  |
| Chandigarh                | NA       | 0.0      | #        | #         | 0.3                | 0.3                | #                  | #                  |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 2.6      | 5.7      | #        | #         | 41.1               | 38.9               | #                  | #                  |
| Daman and Diu             | 0.0      | 0.0      | #        | #         | 2.6                | 2.5                | #                  | #                  |
| Lakshadweep               | NA       | 0.0      | #        | #         | NA                 | 0.0                | #                  | #                  |
| NCT Delhi                 | 1.2      | 0.1      | #        | #         | 111.7              | 111.2              | #                  | #                  |
| Puducherry                | 0.8      | 0.6      | #        | #         | 44.7               | 52.8               | #                  | #                  |
| Others                    | NA       | NA       | 171.1    | 78.5      | NA                 | NA                 | 3499.8             | 2552.7             |
| All-India                 | 16323.5  | 23130.9  | 25234.8  | 9220.4    | 251541.6           | 275111.7           | 284828.4           | 141586.9           |

NA: Not Applicable.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.284 due for reply on 01.01.2019

State-wise estimates of production of rice, wheat, nutri / coarse cereals, pulses, foodgrains, oilseeds and sugarcane during 2015-16 to 2018-19 Production ('000 Tonnes)

| States                    | Total Oilseeds   | Total Oilseeds   | Total Oilseeds   | Total Oilseeds   | Sugarcane   | Sugarcane   | Sugarcane   | Sugarcane   |
|---------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| States                    | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2017-18*         | 2018- 19**       | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2017-18*    | 2018-19**   |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 873.0            | 664.2            | 1090.0           | 508.1            | 9353.0      | 7830.0      | 7948.0      | 7601.4      |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 36.4             | 36.6             | #                | #                | 40.8        | 37.7        | #           | #           |
| Assam                     | 215.2            | 204.3            | 209.0            | 13.1             | 1038.3      | 1207.2      | 1115.0      | 1106.7      |
| Bihar                     | 126.5            | 125.9            | 142.4            | 3.8              | 12649.3     | 13036.0     | 13983.2     | 12991.6     |
| Chhattisgarh              | 149.6            | 169.9            | 122.9            | 145.9            | 67.8        | 848.0       | 1247.0      | 1427.9      |
| Goa                       | 4.0              | 4.0              | #                | #                | NA          | 40.2        | #           | #           |
| Gujarat                   | 4179.1           | 4789.3           | 5858.3           | 4152.2           | 11120.0     | 11950.0     | 12052.0     | 12967.7     |
| Haryana                   | 829.7            | 964.5            | 1118.3           | 13.0             | 6692.0      | 8223.0      | 9633.0      | 10893.5     |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 6.5              | 6.2              | 6.2              | 1.2              | 38.7        | 21.1        | 31.5        | 30.3        |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 32.6             | 28.6             | 40.7             | 1.9              | 0.3         | NA          | 1.8         | 0.1         |
| Jharkhand                 | 176.5            | 264.0            | 299.2            | 39.0             | 708.9       | 512.9       | 520.0       | 520.0       |
| Karnataka                 | 749.7            | 805.8            | 936.5            | 648.0            | 37833.8     | 27378.0     | 28263.0     | 34200.0     |
| Kerala                    | 0.7              | 0.6              | 0.5              | 0.2              | 138.1       | 113.1       | 124.2       | 49.8        |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 6171.0           | 8224.0           | 6949.0           | 7324.7           | 5281.0      | 4730.0      | 5430.0      | 4556.7      |
| Maharashtra               | 2436.1           | 5113.5           | 4266.3           | 4625.5           | 73679.6     | 52262.4     | 83133.7     | 93040.0     |
| Manipur                   | 31.8             | 32.3             | #                | #                | 348.0       | 348.0       | #           | #           |
| Meghalaya                 | 15.2             | 14.9             | #                | #                | 0.4         | 0.4         | #           | #           |
| Mizoram                   | 3.0              | 2.5              | #                | #                | 51.3        | 50.5        | #           | #           |
| Nagaland                  | 68.6             | 68.9             | #                | #                | 190.2       | 192.4       | #           | #           |
| Odisha                    | 120.1            | 121.2            | 91.1             | 63.0             | 577.2       | 344.3       | 240.3       | 313.5       |
| Punjab                    | 56.8             | 57.8             | 59.1             | 5.4              | 6607.0      | 7152.0      | 8024.0      | 8780.0      |
| Rajasthan                 | 5692.5           | 6240.2           | 5971.3           | 3394.4           | 531.3       | 488.7       | 381.9       | 294.1       |
| Sikkim                    | 6.3              | 6.4              | #                | #                | NA          | NA          | #           | #           |
| Tamilnadu                 | 932.2            | 604.1            | 1006.4           | 438.9            | 25494.1     | 18987.6     | 16535.6     | 11472.1     |
| Telengana                 | 496.0            | 723.0            | 647.0            | 333.2            | 2405.0      | 2061.0      | 2558.0      | 2939.0      |
| Tripura                   | 9.0              | 12.5             | #                | #                | 40.5        | 44.1        | #           | #           |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 864.5            | 1050.2           | 1147.0           | 185.4            | 145385.0    | 140169.2    | 177056.0    | 171833.8    |
| Uttarakhand               | 35.6             | 26.0             | 27.0             | 15.8             | 5885.8      | 6477.0      | 6304.0      | 6565.8      |
| West Bengal               | 926.9            | 908.7            | 1134.1           | 213.1            | 2075.0      | 1549.7      | 1437.0      | 1440.0      |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.0              | 0.0              | #                | #                | 0.7         | 0.9         | #           | #           |
| Chandigarh                |                  | 0.0              | #                | #                | NA          | NA          | #           | #           |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0.0              | 0.0              | #                | #                | 1.6         | 13.6        | #           | #           |
| Daman and Diu             | NA               | 0.0              | #                | #                | NA          | NA          | #           | #           |
| Lakshadweep               |                  | 0.0              | #                | #                | NA          | NA          | #           | #           |
| NCT Delhi                 | 4.6              | 4.5              | #                | #                | NA          |             | #           |             |
|                           |                  |                  |                  |                  |             | NA          |             | #           |
| Puducherry Others         | 1.0 NA           | 0.8 0.0          | # 185.7          | # 62.9           | 214.0 NA    | NA NA       | # 885.6     | # 867.9     |
| All-India                 | 25250.8          | 31275.6          | 31308.0          | 22188.8          | 348448.4    | 306069.0    | 376904.6    | 383892.0    |

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