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Top 5 States in Estimates of Ram and Wether Wool Production and Yield Rates 2013-14

July 9, 2015

India had 34361.81 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in 2013-14. The total number of Ram/ Wether Sheep shorn was 262.17 lakhs with 1.31 Kg Ram/ Wether Average Yield/ season. The top 5 states in terms of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in India in 2013-14 were: Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
Rajasthan had 15026.77 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in 2013-14, which was 43.73% of the total 34361.81 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in India in the year. The total number of Ram/ Wether Sheep shorn was 124.31 lakhs with 1.21 Kg Ram/ Wether Average Yield/ season.
Jammu and Kashmir had 8709.7 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in 2013-14, which was 25.35% of the total 34361.81 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in India in the year. The total number of Ram/ Wether Sheep shorn was 41.17 lakhs with 2.12 Kg Ram/ Wether Average Yield/ season.
Karnataka had 7754.53 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in 2013-14, which was 22.57% of the total 34361.81 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in India in the year. The total number of Ram/ Wether Sheep shorn was 69.11 lakhs with 1.12 Kg Ram/ Wether Average Yield/ season.
Andhra Pradesh had 657.36 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in 2013-14, which was 1.91% of the total 34361.81 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in India in the year. The total number of Ram/ Wether Sheep shorn was 10.96 lakhs with 0.6 Kg Ram/ Wether Average Yield/ season.
Himachal Pradesh had 501.88 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in 2013-14, which was 1.46% of the total 34361.81 Thousand Kg of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in India in the year. The total number of Ram/ Wether Sheep shorn was 2.18 lakhs with 2.3 Kg Ram/ Wether Average Yield/ season.
Thus, among the top 5 states in terms of Ram/ Wether Wool Production in India, Himachal Pradesh had the highest average yield i.e. 2.3 Kg Ram/ Wether Average Yield/ season.

Note: NA: Not reported/not available.

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Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
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