Potato, Tomato Production Declines 4-5 Percent in 2021–22; Onion Output Remains Higher Than Last Year: Government Data

New Delhi, Oct 27: Potato and tomato production is estimated to have declined by 4-5 per cent during the crop year that ended July 2022, while onion output remained higher than the previous year, according to the agriculture ministry data.

Releasing the third advance estimate of production of horticultural crops, the ministry said potato production is pegged to be lower by five per cent at 53.39 million tonnes in 2021-22, as against 56.17 million tonnes in the previous year. Platform Ticket Price Increased To Rs 50? Centre Rejects Congress' Claim, Says 'Railway Platform Ticket Fare Remains Rs 10, May Increase in Special Circumstances'.

Similarly, production of tomato is estimated to have declined by four per cent to 20.33 million tonnes as against 21.18 million tonnes in the comparable period. However, production of onion is pegged higher at 31.27 million tonnes during the 2021-22 crop year as against 26.64 million tonnes in the previous year. Gujarat Shocker: ‘Fire Hair Cut’ Goes Wrong, Youth Suffers Burn Injuries in Valsad (Disturbing Video).

The production of overall vegetables is projected to be higher at 204.84 million tonnes as against 200.45 million tonnes in the said period. Production of fruits is also estimated to be higher at 107.24 million tonnes during 2021-22 crop year as against 102.48 million tonnes in the previous year.

The total horticultural crops production is projected to increase by 2.31 per cent at 342.33 million tonnes in 2021-22 as against 334.60 million tonnes in the previous year, the data showed. The government releases production estimates at different stages of plant growth and harvesting. Total four estimates are released before the final one.

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