India’s onion production is estimated to increase by 16.81 per cent to 31.12 million ton in the crop year beginning July 2022 on likely increase in acreage. The country had harvested 26.64 million ton of onion in the 2021-22 crop year (July-June). According to a first advance estimate of the Agriculture Ministry, the area sown for onion cultivation is estimated to be higher at 1.91 million hectare in the 2022-23 crop year from 1.62 million hectare in 2021-22.
Among other key vegetables, the production of potato and tomato is estimated to decline in 2022-23. Potato output is likely to fall to 53.60 million ton in the ensuing 2022-23 crop year from 56.17 million ton in 2021-22, while that of tomato is pegged to be lower at 20.30 million ton as against 21.18 million ton in said period.
Total vegetable production is pegged slightly lower at 199.88 million ton in the 2022-23 crop year as against 200.44 million ton a year ago, despite likely marginal increase in the acreage.
Total horticulture production of the country is estimated to be 333.25 million ton during 2022-23, marginally lower by 0.4 percent from 334.60 million ton in the 2021-22 crop year.
