Govt projects onion output to rise by 7% to 24.45 million tonnes in 2019-20 crop year

28 Jan 2020 Evaluate

The Agriculture Ministry has projected the country's overall onion production to increase by 7% to 24.45 million tonnes in the current 2019-20 crop year, from 22.81 million tonnes in the 2018-19 crop year. This may bring some relief to consumers from high prices seen in the last few months. It added that onion crops has been grown in 12.93 lakh hectare in the 2019-20 crop year, slightly higher than 12.20 lakh hectare achieved during the previous year. Onion is grown during both kharif (summer) and rabi (winter) season.

Besides onion, production of potato -- another important kitchen staple -- is estimated to rise to 51.94 million tonne this year from 50.19 million tonne last year, while tomato production is also pegged slightly higher at 19.32 million tonne as against 19 million tonne in the said period. The ministry has projected marginal drop in production of beans, parwal, pumpkin and tapioca this year. However, overall production of vegetables is estimated to be higher at 188 million tonne in 2019-20 crop year from 183 million tonne in the previous year.

Among major fruits, production of apple is expected to be higher at 2.73 million tonne this year, but there is likely to be a fall in output of mango, banana, grapes, and pomegranate. Production of mango is estimated to decline slightly to 21.28 million tonne this year, while that of banana output may slip to 29.64 million tonnes and grapes output is expected to decline to 2.15 million tonne in the said period. Pomegranate production is also estimated to fall to 2.32 million tonne this year. Total fruits production is pegged lower at 95.74 million tonnes in 2019-20 crop year.

Spices production is estimated to drop to 9.37 million tonne from 9.42 million tonne, while that of flowers output to 2.87 million tonne from 2.91 million tonne in the said period. Honey production is pegged at 1,20,000 tonne same at the last year's level, while production of plantation crops like coconut, cashewnut is projected to increase marginally to 16.4 million tonne from 16.3 million tonne. However, total production of horticulture crops is estimated at 313.35 million tonne in 2019-20, up from actual output of 310.74 million tonne in 2018-19.

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