- Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on August 29, 2019 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.
- 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.
- Spices Production is estimated to be around 9.22 Million Tonnes, which is higher than the production last year.
