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| Conversion Rate between Primary and Secondary Agricultural Commodities |
| Commodity | Conversion Factor |
|---|---|
| Rice (Chawal) | |
| Rice Cleaned | 2/3 of Paddy Production |
| Rice Bran | 8% of Paddy Production |
| Rice Bran Oil | 14% of Rice Bran |
| Cotton (Kapas) | |
| Cotton Lint | 1/3 of Seed Cotton (Kapas) |
| Cotton Seed | 2/3 of Seed Cotton |
| 2 Times of Cotton Lint Production | |
| Oil to Seeds Crushed | 14-18% |
| Cake to Seeds Crushed | 82-86% |
| Jute | |
| 100 Yards of Hessian | 54 lbs. of Raw Jute |
| 4148 Yards of Hessian | 1 Ton of Raw Jute |
| (5.55 Bales of Raw Jute (of 180 Kgs. Each) | |
| 1 Ton of Sacking | 1.11 Tons of Raw Jute |
| 6.17 Bales of Raw Jute (of 180 Kgs. Each) | |
| 1 Ton of Hessian | 1.05 Tons of Raw Jute |
| Sacking | 5.85 Bales of Raw Jute (of 180 Kgs. Each) |
| Groundnut (Moongfali) | |
| Kernel to Nuts in Shell | 70% |
| Oil to Nuts in Shell | 28% |
| Oil to Kernels Crushed | 40% |
| Cake to Kernels Crushed | 60% |
| Sesamum (Til) | |
| Oil to Seeds Crushed | 40% |
| Cake to Seeds Crushed | 60% |
| Rapeseed (Canola) and Mustard (Sarso) | |
| Oil to Seeds Crushed | 33% |
| Cake to Seeds Crushed | 67% |
| Linseed (Alsi) | |
| Oil to seeds Crushed | 33% |
| Cake to Seeds Crushed | 67% |
| Castor seed (Arandi) | |
| Oil to Seeds Crushed | 37% |
| Cake to Seeds Crushed | 63% |
| Coconut (Nariyal) | |
| Copra to Nuts | 1 Ton of Copra = 6773 Nuts |
| Oil to Copra Crushed | 62% |
| Cake to Copra Crushed | 38% |
| Niger seed (Kala Til) | |
| Oil to Seeds Crushed | 28% |
| Cake to Seeds Crushed | 72% |
| Kardi Seed (Kusum Beej) | |
| Oil to Seeds Crushed | 40% |
| Cake to Seeds Crushed | 60% |
| Mahua Seed | |
| Oil to Seeds Crushed | 36% |
| Cake to Seeds Crushed | 64% |
| Neem Seed | |
| Oil to Kernels Crushed | 45-50% |
| Cake to Kernels Crushed | 50-55% |
| Soyabean Seed | |
| Oil to Seed Crushed | 18% |
| Meal to Seed Crushed | 73% |
| Hull from Seed Crushed | 8% |
| Wastage from Seed Crushed | 1% |
| Sugar (Chini) | |
| Gur from Cane Crushed | 11.20-11.50% |
| Crystal Sugar from Gur Refined (Gur Refineries) | 62.5% |
| Crystal Sugar from Cane Crushed (Cane Factories) | 10.20% |
| Khandasari Sugar (Sulphur and Non-sulphur) from standard Gur Refined | 46% |
| Molasses from Cane Crushed | 4.0-4.5% |
| Cane-Trash* from Cane Harvested | 8.0-12.0% |
| Lac (Lakh) | |
| Lac Seed | 66.0% of Stick Lac |
| Lac Shell | 57.4% of Stick, or |
| 87.0% of Seed Lac | |
| Cashew (Kaju) | |
| Cashew Kernel | 25% of Cashew (Shelled) |
| Almonds (Badam) | |
| Almond Kernel | ~50% of Almond (Shelled) |
| Walnuts (Akhroth) | |
| Walnut Kernel | ~53% of Walnut (Shelled) |
| Pistachio (Pista) | |
| Pistachio Kernel | ~80-95% of Pistachio (Shelled) |
| Palm (Tad) | |
| Palm Oil | 19% of Palm Oil Fruit |
| Palm Fruit Kernel | 6% of Palm Oil Fruit |
| Palm Kernel Oil | 46% of Palm Fruit Kernel |
| Palm Kernel Cake | 54% of Palm Fruit Kernel |
| Sunflower (Soorajmukhi) | |
| Sunflower Oil | 41% of Sunflower Seed |
| Sunflower Cake | 47% of Sunflower Seed |
*It consists of leaves and portion of the top of stalk which are removed from the cane stalk while harvesting. The cane is removed before sending for milling.
Also Read: Harvest Index for Different Crops
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