Potato and tomato output projected to be down by 4-5% in 2021-22: Govt knowledge

 Potato and tomato manufacturing is estimated to have declined by 4-5 per cent through the crop 12 months that ended July 2022, whereas onion output remained larger than the earlier 12 months, based on the agriculture ministry knowledge.

Releasing the third advance estimate of manufacturing of horticultural crops, the ministry stated 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.

Equally, manufacturing of tomato is estimated to have declined by 4 per cent to twenty.33 million tonnes as towards 21.18 million tonnes within the comparable interval.

Nonetheless, manufacturing of onion is pegged larger at 31.27 million tonnes through the 2021-22 crop 12 months as towards 26.64 million tonnes within the earlier 12 months.

The manufacturing of general greens is projected to be larger at 204.84 million tonnes as towards 200.45 million tonnes within the stated interval.

Manufacturing of fruits can also be estimated to be larger at 107.24 million tonnes throughout 2021-22 crop 12 months as towards 102.48 million tonnes within the earlier 12 months.

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.

The federal government releases manufacturing estimates at completely different levels of plant development and harvesting. Whole 4 estimates are launched earlier than the ultimate one.