Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare Releases the Second Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of Area and Production of various Horticulture Crops

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare31-May, 2019 16:19 IST

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare Releases the Second Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of Area and Production of various Horticulture Crops

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the Second Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of Area and Production of various Horticulture Crops, as compiled from information received from different State/UTs and source agencies.
 Highlights          

• The Total Horticulture Production of the country is estimated to be 314.87 Million Tonnes which is 1.01% higher than Horticulture Production in 2017-18.

Total Horticulture	2017-18	2018-19 (Second Advanced Estimate)
Area (Million Ha)	25.43	25.61
Production (Million Tonnes)	300.64	314.87

• Fruits Production is estimated to be around 97.38 Million Tonnes, compared to 97.36 Million Tonnes in last year.
• Vegetables Production is estimated to be around 187.36 Million Tonnes, which is 1.61% higher than Production in 2017-18.

• Onion Production is estimated to be around 23.28 Million Tonnes, which is slightly higher than production in 2017-18.
• Potato Production is estimated to be around 52.96 Million Tonnes, which is 3.2% higher than Production in 2017-18.
• Tomato Production is estimated to be around 19.66 Million Tonnes, which is 0.5%, lower than Production in 2017-18.

• Spices Production is estimated to be around 8.61 Million Tonnes, which is 6.01% higher than Production in 2017-18.

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