Table 1.05:  Production of Cash Crops 1971-72 to 2004-05
		(Figures in thousand metric tons except Jute & Cotton)
Year	Jute	Cotton	Sugarcane	Tobacco	Tea	Betel
	Thousand bales	Thousand bales				leaves
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1971-72	4193.0	9.5	5686.0	34.0	71.8	47.0
1972-73	6514.0	7.8	5319.0	40.0	23.7	51.0
1973-74	6000.0	6.3	6342.0	41.0	26.8	54.0
1974-75	3476.0	6.1	6635.0	40.0	31.5	55.0
1975-76	3938.0	4.6	5886.0	45.0	28.9	55.0
1976-77	4806.0	3.9	6401.0	63.0	33.0	51.0
1977-78	5359.0	4.9	6670.0	49.0	36.4	57.0
1978-79	6442.0	6.6	6826.0	43.0	37.7	54.0
1979-80	5962.0	6.2	6340.0	40.0	36.6	54.0
1980-81	4943.0	9.8	6600.0	47.0	39.7	60.0
1981-82	4646.0	55.1	7136.0	51.0	38.8	70.0
1982-83	4881.0	57.7	7257.0	50.0	40.4	60.0
1983-84	5216.0	45.8	6960.0	48.0	42.2	61.0
1984-85	5110.0	28.0	6878.0	49.0	37.9	62.0
1985-86	8660.0	24.0	6640.0	46.0	43.3	61.0
1986-87	6753.0	22.0	6989.0	40.0	37.6	62.0
1987-88	4700.0	37.0	7207.0	42.0	40.6	65.0
1988-89	4448.0	41.0	6707.0	39.0	44.0	63.0
1989-90	4639.0	77.0	7423.0	38.0	39.0	65.0
1990-91	5302.0	88.0	7682.0	34.0	46.0	67.0
1991-92	5273.0	78.7	7446.0	34.0	45.0	69.0
1992-93	4452.6	89.9	7507.0	36.0	50.8	70.0
1993-94	4441.6	81.4	7110.7	38.0	50.5	72.1
1994-95	5295.7	92.2	7446.0	38.2	52.0	72.0
1995-96	4044.8	93.4	7165.0	39.0	48.0	72.0
1996-97	4865.9	95.8	7520.0	38.0	53.0	77.0
1997-98	5824.1	97.2	7378.7	36.7	50.5	79.0
1998-99	4475.6	62.4	6950.9	28.8	56.2	73.5
1999-00	3921.0	63.6	6910.0	35.0	46.0	79.0
2000-01	4526.0	40.5	6742.0	37.0	52.0	82.0
2001-02	4733.0	83.8	6502.0	38.0	52.0	81.0
2002-03	4407.8	78.7	6838.0	36.8	56.5	83.8
2003-04	4375.5	82.1	6483.6	38.7	NA	93.4
2004-05	3167.6		3552.0
Source : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Cotton Development Board (CDB) &
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)