TABLE 1: PRODUCTION OF SELECTED CROPS
	3rd Round 2003/04 Season		3rd Round 2002/03 Season		% Change
	Production	Hectarage	Production	Hectarage	Production	Hectarage
Crop	('000)	('000)	('000)	('000)
Maize	1,733	1,538	1,983	1,569	-12.6	-2
Rice	50	43	88	54	-43.2	-20.4
Groundnuts	161	218	190	230	-15.3	-5.2
Tobbaco	106,187	136	94,312	128	12.6	6.3
Pulses	247	496	323	552	-23.5	-10.1
Cotton	54	63	40	44	35	43.2
Cassava	2,559	157	1,735	112	47.5	40.2
Sweet Pototoes	1,785	149	1,535	116	16.3	28.4
Irish Potatoes	421	33	399	30	5.5	10
Wheat	1.6	2.1	1.5	2.7	6.7	-22.2
Millet	17	37	25	39	-32	-5.1
Sorghum	41	63	45	60	-8.9	5
Production is in Metric Tonnes and Kilograms for Tobacco
Sweet potatoes, Irish Potatoes and cassava productions are wet weights