The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the Second Advance Estimates of Area and Production of Horticulture Crops for 2016-17. These estimates are based on the information received from different State/UTs in the country.

The following table summarizes the Second Advance Estimates of area and Production of horticulture crops for the year 2016-17 along with First Advance Estimates for     2016-17 and Final Estimates for 2015-16:

(Area in ‘000 Ha, Production in ‘000MT)

Total Horticulture	2016-17 (Second Advance Estimate)	2016-17 (First Advance Estimate)	2015-16 (Final)	% change of 2016-17 (Second Adv.  Est.) with respect to:
				2016-17 (First Adv. Est.)	2015-16 (Final Est.)
Area	24925	24369	24472	2.3	1.9
Production	295164	287323	286188	2.7	3.1

 

Highlights of the “Second Advance Estimates” for 2016-17:

·         The production of horticulture crops in the country during 2016-17 is estimated to be more than 295 million tonnes which is 3.2 % higher as compared to the previous year’s 2015-16 estimates.

·         The area under horticulture crops has increased from 245 lakh ha to 249 lakh ha in 2016-17 recording an increase of 1.9% over previous year.

·         Fruits production during the current year is estimated to be 93 million tonnes which is 2.9% higher than the previous year.

·         Production of vegetables is estimated to be around 175 million tonnes which is 3.5% higher than the previous year.

 

Ø With 21.6 million tonnes estimated onion production in the country, there is an increase of 3% over the previous year. The major onion producing States are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Gujarat.

Ø Potato production in the country has increased from 43.4 million tonnes to 46.5 million tonnes in the current year which is 7.2% higher than the previous year. Major Potato growing States are Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab.

Ø During the current year tomato production is estimated to be around 19.7 million tonnes which is 5.1% higher than the previous year. The major tomato growing States are Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Gujarat etc.

·         Production of flowers is estimated to be around 2.2 million tonnes which is 2.9% higher than the previous year.

·         Production of Aromatics & Medicinal Plants is estimated to be around 1.03 million tonnes which is marginally higher by 0.8% than the previous year.

·         During the current year the production of Plantation crops is estimated to be around 17 million tonnes which is 1.3% higher than the previous year.

·         Production of spices is estimated to be around 7.1 million tonnes which is 1.3% higher than the previous year.

 

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