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TABLE 4A.3 Procurement of paddy, oilseeds, gram, onions, and potatoes, 1984/85 to
2000/01 (tons)

Year Paddy Oilseeds Gram Onions Potatoes

1984/85 36,226 9,800 — — 65,000

1985/86 18,862 — — 13,000 11,984

1986/87 17,136 32,600 7,047 5,000 15,000

1987/88 2,112 32,900 — 130 —

1988/89 — 22,100 — — 2,490

1989/90 28,346 16,600 — 7,880 110

1990/91 35,203 29,900 8,692 — —

1991/92 5,752 29,800 — 32,000 1,140

1992/93 9,062 28,700 6,039 — 2,000

1993/94 7,780 4,651 — — —

1994/95 20,865 — — — 2,700

1995/96 121 — — 3,375 —

1996/97 — 1,000 — — —

1997/98 9 — — — 1,000

1998/99 — — — — —

1999/2000 — — — 4,822 1,949

2000/01 88,371 — — — —

SOURCES : Government of Pakistan (2003a); Agricultural Prices Commission, various price policy
reports.
NOTES : For oilseeds up to 1992/93 and onions and potatoes up to 1991/92, the main procurements
were made by the (now defunct) organizations Ghee Corporation of Pakistan and Agricultural Mar-
keting and Storage Ltd. Since 2001/02 the support prices for these crops have not been fixed and
no procurements have been made.

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