Horticulture production, comprising fruits, greens, spices, plantation crops and honey, is estimated at a report 377.78 million tonnes (mt) in the 2025-26 crop yr (July-June), up from 370.74 mt a yr in the past, aided by a marginal enhance in acreage and improved yields throughout a number of crops.
The overall space underneath horticulture crops is estimated at 30.15 million hectares (mh) in 2025-26, marginally greater than 30.14 mh in 2024-25, the Agriculture Ministry stated, whereas releasing the second advance estimates for the crop yr ending this month.
Fruits, Veggies
Fruit production is projected to rise 3.25 per cent to 121.48 mt in 2025-26 from 117.65 mt in the earlier yr, pushed by greater output of banana, mango, papaya, apple and guava. Vegetable production is estimated to enhance 1.47 per cent to 221 mt from 217.8 mt, led by greater production of potato, tomato, peas, cauliflower, bottle gourd and okra.
The world underneath vegetable cultivation can also be estimated to have elevated to 11.88 mh in 2025-26 from 11.79 mh a yr in the past.
Onion Output Flat
Amongst key kitchen staples, the world underneath onion cultivation is estimated to have elevated by 2.31 per cent to 2.01 mh from 1.97 mh in 2024-25.
Nevertheless, onion production is anticipated to stay largely unchanged at 30.75 mt towards 30.77 mt final yr.
Potato production is projected at 59.89 mt (, up 2.25 per cent from 58.57 mt) in 2024-25, whereas tomato output is estimated to rise 4.19 per cent to 21.46 mt from 20.6 mt.
Flowers, Spices acquire
The production of fragrant and medicinal crops is anticipated to enhance to 9.76 lakh tonnes (lt) in 2025-26 from 9.01 lt a yr earlier.
The world underneath plantation crops is estimated at 46.56 lakh hectares (lh) with production projected at 169.34 lt throughout 2025-26.
The world underneath flowers is anticipated to enhance marginally by 0.66 per cent to 4 lh from 3.97 lh in 2024-25. Flower production, nevertheless, is projected to rise by 7.47 per cent to 45.84 lt from 42.65 lt.
The world underneath spices has been pegged at 50 lh, whereas production is estimated at 126.55 lt in 2025-26, supported by greater output of garlic, turmeric, curry leaf and fenugreek, the Ministry stated.
Printed on June 11, 2026
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