Total Horticulture Production of country estimated to be 313.85 Million Tonnes

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New Delhi : The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the third Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of Area and Production of various Horticulture Crops. This is based on the information received from different State/UTs and other source agencies.

The total Horticulture Production of the country is estimated to be 313.85 Million Tonnes which is 0.69% higher than the Horticulture Production in 2017-18. As area under Horticulture Crops has remained broadly at the same level, the higher production owes mainly to productivity gains.

Overall increase is observed in production of Fruits, Vegetables, Spices, Flowers, and Honey whereas decrease is observed in production of Aromatics & Medicinal crops as compared to last year. Fruits Production is estimated to be around 98.57 Million Tonnes compared to 97.36 Million Tonnes last year. Vegetables Production is estimated to be around 185.88 Million Tonnes, which is 0.81% higher than the production last year.

Onion Production is estimated to be around 23.48 Million Tonnes, which is 0.95% higher than the production last year. Potato Production is estimated to be around 53.03 Million Tonnes, which is 3.4% higher than the production last year. Tomato Production is estimated to be around 19.39 Million Tonnes, which is 1.8%, lower than the production last year, according to a PIB release.

Spices Production is estimated to be around 9.22 Million Tonnes, which is higher than the production last year.