Potato, tomato manufacturing estimated to be down by 4-5 per cent in 2021-22

In accordance with the agriculture ministry knowledge, potato and tomato manufacturing is estimated to have declined by 4-5 per cent in the course of the crop 12 months that ended July 2022, whereas onion output remained increased than the earlier 12 months. The ministry, releasing the third advance estimate of manufacturing of horticultural crops, mentioned potato manufacturing is pegged to be decrease by 5 per cent at 53.39 million tonnes in 2021-22, as towards 56.17 million tonnes within the earlier 12 months.

The federal government releases manufacturing estimates at totally different levels of plant progress and harvesting. Complete 4 estimates are launched earlier than the ultimate one.

Manufacturing of tomato can be estimated to have declined by 4 per cent to twenty.33 million tonnes as towards 21.18 million tonnes within the comparable interval.

Nevertheless, manufacturing of onion is pegged increased at 31.27 million tonnes in the course of the 2021-22 crop 12 months as towards 26.64 million tonnes within the earlier 12 months.

Manufacturing of greens and fruits can be projected to be increased at 204.84 million tonnes and 107.24 million tonnes respectively.

The whole horticultural crops manufacturing is projected to extend by 2.31 per cent at 342.33 million tonnes in 2021-22 as towards 334.60 million tonnes within the earlier 12 months, the information confirmed.