Table 8.8
         Production of Rice and Wheat
                           (Million Tonnes)
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			         Percentage
Year	        Rice	 Wheat	 of Wheat
			         to Rice
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1950-51  	20.58	  6.46	   31.4
1960-61 	34.58	 11.00	   31.8
1970-71 	42.22	 23.83	   56.4
1980-81 	53.63	 36.31	   67.7
1990-91 	74.29	 55.14	   74.2
1994-95 	81.81	 65.77	   80.4
1995-96 	79.62	 62.62	   78.6
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