Third Advance Estimates for 2015-16 for Horticulture Crops Released

The Third Advance Estimates for 2015-16 of area and production of horticulture crops was released by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The information received from different State/UTs in the country, these estimates are based on this collected information. During 2015-16, the total production of the Horticulture crops in the country is estimated to be around 283.36 million tonnes and the total horticulture production of the country is estimated to be around 283 million tonnes, it is 0.8% higher than the previous year.

Category NameProductionCompare to Last Year
Fruits91 million tonnes2% higher than previous year
Vegetables167 million tonnesAlmost same as the previous year
SpicesAround 6 million tonnes4% higher than the previous year
OnionAround 210 lakh tonnes11% higher than the previous year
PotatoAround 437 lakh tonnes9% lower than the previous year
TomatoAround 184 lakh tonnes12 % higher than the previous year

The All-India Final Estimates: 2014-15 and Third Advance Estimates: 2015-16

Total Horticulture2014-152015-16
FinalThird Advance Estimate
Area2341023787
Production280986283360

Source: http://pib.nic.in/


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