date:Mar 30, 2022
Indias 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.
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