Lok Sabha Question No. 5820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Production of Onion
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5820

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD   APRIL, 2018

## PRODUCTION OF ONION

5820.  SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the production of onion is increasing continuously in the country from the year 2014-15 till February 2017-18;
- (b) if so, the rate of increase in the production of onion in each of the above years;
- (c) whether export of onion has also increased continuously during the said period in the country;
- (d) if so, the rate of increase of export in each of the said years; and
- (e) the  average  purchase  price  of  onion  for  domestic  consumers  at  national  level  in  the country in each of the said years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): The production of onion has increased continuously from 2014-15 till 2016-17 but is likely to be lesser by 4.5% in 2017-18.
- (b): The rates of increase/decrease in the production of onion are given at Annexure-I.
- (c): The export of Onion increased during 2015-16 and 2016-17 but has decreased in 201718 (till December, 2017) over corresponding period in 2016-17.
- (d): The details of the rates of increase/decrease of onion export are given at Annexure-II.
- (e): The monthly average retail prices of onion for the domestic consumers at National level in the country for the years 2014 till 2018 (March) are given at Annexure-III.

## PRODUCTION OF ONION AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE

|   Years | Production (in '000 MT)   | %Variation over Previous year   |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 18927.4 |                           | 2014-15                         |
| 20931.2 | 10.59                     | 2015-16                         |
| 22427.4 | 7.15                      | 2016-17                         |
| 21401.9 | -4.57                     | 2017-18 (Provisional)           |

Source: State Departments of Horticulture & Agriculture

## Annexure-I

Annexure-II EXPORT OF ONION AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE

|   Years | Qty In LakhMT   | %Variation over Previous year   |
|---------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|   12.38 |                 | 2014-15                         |
|   13.83 | 11.70           | 2015-16                         |
|   24.16 | 74.68           | 2016-17                         |
|   12.39 | -31.62*         | 2017-18 (till December, 2017)   |

*Change compared to exports till December, 2017 Source: APEDA

## Annexure-III ALL INDIA MONTHLY AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF ONION

| Month     |   (Prices in Rs/Kg.) |   (Prices in Rs/Kg.) |   (Prices in Rs/Kg.) |   (Prices in Rs/Kg.) | (Prices in Rs/Kg.)   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|           |              2014    |              2015    |              2016    |              2017    | 2018                 |
| January   |                22.45 |                24.76 |                22.66 |                14.84 | 42.69                |
| February  |                18.46 |                24.94 |                19.62 |                14.61 | 35.12                |
| March     |                17.22 |                24.14 |                17.16 |                14.52 | 26.93                |
| April     |                17.43 |                22.01 |                16.4  |                14.36 |                      |
| May       |                18.69 |                22.07 |                15.68 |                14.07 |                      |
| June      |                20.82 |                24.85 |                15.77 |                14.56 |                      |
| July      |                28.22 |                28.61 |                16.64 |                15.04 |                      |
| August    |                28.45 |                44.87 |                16.6  |                26.02 |                      |
| September |                26.86 |                54.14 |                15.65 |                26.58 |                      |
| October   |                25.69 |                45.04 |                15.27 |                30.11 |                      |
| November  |                25.63 |                36.74 |                15.97 |                39.07 |                      |
| December  |                25.33 |                28.19 |                15.53 |                43.44 |                      |

Source: Department of Consumer Affairs (Price Monitoring Cell)

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