Agriculture
Major agricultural products are wheat, paddy, sugarcane, guava and menthol. Budaun is the largest producer of Wheat in UP, II largest of sugarcane and potatoes. Budaun is the leading producer of Menthol in the country. The soil is very fertile due to tarai, because badaun is located at the bank of the Ganges; the Ganges flows 110 km in the district. In the account of agriculture, guava and menthol are the major exporting products. Budaun gives 40% of total mentol export of India.
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