| S. NO. | NAME OF CROPS | PRODUCTION AREA IN HECTARES (2013-14 estimates) | STATES
(in which plenty of these crops are available) | Soils which on which these crops grown very well |
| 1. | Rice | 43.9 Million Hectares | West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil, Nadu, Odisha, Bihar etc. | Alluvial, Laterite, Saline and Alkaline, Peaty and Marshy
|
| 2. | Wheat | 29.8 Million Hectares | Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh etc. | Alluvial, Red Soil, Laterite Soil, Mountain Soil |
| 3. | Tea | 563.98 Thousand Hectares | Assam, Best Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Kerala, Karnataka etc. | Laterite, Mountain Soil |
| 4. | Oil Seeds | | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh etc. | Alluvial, Black Soil, Peaty and Marshy Soils, Laterite Soil |
| 5. | Sugarcane | | Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana etc. | Black Soil, Laterite, Peaty and Marshy Soils, Saline and Alkaline |
| 6. | Maize | | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh etc. | Mountain, Laterite |
| 7. | Pulses | | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan etc. | Red Soil, Laterite |
| 8. | Coffee | | Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Assam etc. | Laterite, Mountain |
| 9. | Bajra and Jowar | | Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra etc. | Black Soil, Red Soil |
| 10. | Potatoes | | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab etc. | All types of Soil Except Saline & Alkaline Soils and Desert Soils |
| 11. | Onions | | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Bihar, Gujarat etc. | All types of Soil Except Sandy Soils, Desert Soils and Saline & Alkaline Soils |
| 12. | Tomatoes | | Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Orrisa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal etc. | All types of Soil Except Sandy Soils, Desert Soils and Saline & Alkaline Soils |
| 13. | Cotton | | Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra etc. | |
| 14. | Jute | | Best Bengal, Bihar, Assam etc. | |
| 15. | Vegetables | | West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Gujarat etc. | All types of Soil Except Sandy Soils, Desert Soils and Saline & Alkaline Soils |
