(3)2 Table- 1.2 STATUS OF THE SOWING/TRANSPLANTING IN MAJOR TOMATO PRODUCING STATES Area in Thousand Ha S.N

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1 1. PRODUCTION OF TOMATO:

 The major Tomato producing States in the country are Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. These States are account for 91% of the total production of the country. The production of Tomato during the year 2017-18 (First Advance Estimate) is estimated to be 7.8% higher as compared to the previous year. However as compared to past 5 years average production, it is 20% higher. (Table-1.3).

 The details regarding seasonality and harvesting period of Tomato crop are given in (Table-1.1)

Table-1.1

TOMATO TRANSPLANTING AND HARVESTING PERIOD

Region Transplanting Harvesting Period

Southern & Western States

A-June- July

B-October - November C-January- February

A- August - September B- December to February C-March to June

Northern & Eastern States

A- October- November B- January - February

A- January to March B- March to June

Hilly States A- May- June

B-October - November

A- July to September B-December to March

CURRENT STATUS OF SOWING OF TOMATO:

 The total sown area under Rabi Tomato is 260.4 Thousand Ha so far in the different States. The final sowing /transplanting data for Rabi is still awaited from different States. The major area sown are 38.8 Thousand Ha in Chhattisgarh, followed by Madhya Pradesh (37.0 Thousand Ha), Haryana (14 Thousand Ha), Uttar Pradesh (12.8 Thousand Ha), Tamil Nadu(12.7 Thousand Ha), Rajasthan (12.5 Thousand Ha), Karnataka(9.5 Thousand Ha), Himachal Pradesh(1.3

Thousand Ha).

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Table- 1.2

STATUS OF THE SOWING/TRANSPLANTING IN MAJOR TOMATO PRODUCING STATES

Area in Thousand Ha

S.N.

% Share in Production

Five Years Average Area

(2011-12 to 2015-16) Sowing Status 2017-18

(For Current Season) Sowing Status 2016-17 (For Corresponding period)

Area sown this year (2017-18) as compared to corresponding period of

last year(2016-17) (in %)

2016-17

Estimate Sowing status as

on

State Kharif Late

Kharif Rabi All Season

Total Kharif Late

Total

All Season

Total

1 ANDHRA

PRADESH 20.2 56.9 46.2 65.5 168.5 18.1 3.2 6.7 28.1 22.0 12.2 26.8 61.0 -17.5 -73.5 -74.9 -54.0 49.8 17.12.17

2 KARNATAKA 11.1 16.5 43.6 60.1 14.5 9.5 23.9 17.5 5.4 23.0 -17.5 73.7 4.2 60.5 1.1.18

3 MADHYA

PRADESH 10.6 14.5 12.1 38.9 65.5 21.9 13.4 37.0 72.3 22.2 18.4 24.2 64.8 -1.5 -27.3 52.7 11.4 95.4 3.1.18

4 GUJARAT 6.7 44.3 44.3 49.2 49.2 48.8 1.0 48.8

5 MAHARASHTRA 5.5 8.7 11.6 25.3 45.5 22.8 22.8 29.1 29.1 -21.5 -21.5 50.7 29.1.18

6 CHHATISHGARH 4.5 48.6 1.5 50.1 25.9 38.8 64.7 25.1 37.7 62.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 62.3 8.1.18

7 TELANGANA 4.5 18.9 7.0 11.2 37.1 13.0 3.0 16.0 0.0 38.0 30.11.17

8 HARYANA 3.1 28.1 28.1 5.0 6.8 14.0 25.8 2.1 2.6 13.0 17.8 141.1 45.1 31.8 24.1.18

9 TAMIL NADU 2.4 9.8 16.7 26.5 12.0 12.7 24.8 14.3 7.9 22.2 -15.7 61.4 11.7 26.3 19.1.18

10 UTTAR PRADESH 2.4 2.2 8.5 10.6 8.5 12.8 21.2 8.4 12.5 20.9 1.6 1.8 1.7 21.0 7.1.2018

11 RAJASTHAN 0.4 6.6 10.9 17.5 8.7 12.5 21.2 7.6 12.3 19.9 13.7 2.0 6.5 20.4 27.12.17

12 HIMACHAL

PRADESH 0.0 9.7 1.3 11.1 0.0 11.1 2.12.17

Total 71.2 255.0 76.8 222.1 553.9 166.0 24.0 260.4 450.5 148.2 33.2 139.9 370.2 12.0 -27.7 86.1 21.7 516.0

Note: The final data of Tomato sowing is yet to receive from different States.

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3 Table-1.3

STATE WISE TOMATO PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY

STATE/UTs

Five year Average

(2012-13 to 2016-17) 2016-17 2017-18 (1st A.E.) Production % Share Production % Share Production % Share ANDHRA PRADESH 3352.74 18.07 4481.01 21.64 5587.56 25.01 MADHYA PRADESH 2192.97 11.82 2719.57 13.13 2746.77 12.30 KARNATAKA 1996.47 10.76 1916.86 9.26 2012.70 9.01 GUJARAT 1281.14 6.90 1411.85 6.82 1425.97 6.38 ODISHA 1349.18 7.27 1311.21 6.33 1311.64 5.87 WEST BENGAL 1170.83 6.31 1233.03 5.95 1265.25 5.66 CHHATTISGARH 887.27 4.78 1082.34 5.23 1085.33 4.86 MAHARASHTRA 1022.72 5.51 1124.89 5.43 1075.96 4.82 BIHAR 1049.01 5.65 1009.60 4.88 1009.60 4.52 HARYANA 602.73 3.25 643.59 3.11 867.50 3.88 UTTAR PRADESH 540.67 2.91 831.51 4.02 832.50 3.73 TELANGANA 911.96 4.92 520.47 2.51 644.57 2.89 TAMIL NADU 447.57 2.41 629.16 3.04 603.86 2.70 HIMACHAL PRADESH 443.41 2.39 473.28 2.29 473.63 2.12

ASSAM 413.50 2.23 393.60 1.90 415.41 1.86

JHARKHAND 243.45 1.31 231.46 1.12 256.09 1.15 PUNJAB 185.87 1.00 200.38 0.97 224.18 1.00

UTTARAKHAND 103.76 0.56 94.01 0.45 94.95 0.43

JAMMU & KASHMIR 88.98 0.48 92.55 0.45 93.48 0.42 RAJASTHAN 80.87 0.44 90.52 0.44 90.25 0.40

MANIPUR 30.36 0.16 65.77 0.32 66.60 0.30

TRIPURA 46.49 0.25 57.33 0.28 57.33 0.26

MEGHALAYA 40.43 0.22 34.50 0.17 36.60 0.16

NAGALAND 17.65 0.10 22.16 0.11 22.08 0.10

MIZORAM 9.77 0.05 12.85 0.06 13.23 0.06

SIKKIM 7.09 0.04 4.08 0.02 4.08 0.02

KERALA 14.10 0.08 3.49 0.02 3.59 0.02

ARUNCHAL PRADESH 9.56 0.05 2.11 0.01 2.13 0.01

OTHERS 17.06 0.09 15.28 0.07 14.46 0.06

TOTAL 18554.25 100.00 20708.44 100.00 22337.27 100.00 Source: State Departments of Horticulture & Agriculture

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4 2. MONTHLY ARRIVAL:

The All India monthly arrivals of Tomato for five years (2012-2016) along with the monthly arrival of 2016 and 2017 are given in Table-2.1.

Table-2.1

ALL INDIA MONTHLY ARRIVALS OF TOMATO

Month All India Arrivals

Five Year Average

(2012-2016) 2017 2018

January 406.55 235.33 301.82

February 270.95 198.81

March 257.22 213.84

April 244.40 270.25

May 272.14 325.09

June 271.30 289.25

July 280.77 219.84

August 324.99 235.16

September 360.79 365.19

October 322.92 333.75

November 324.41 231.71

December 289.03 274.73

Source: AGMARKNET

0.00 50.00 100.00 150.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 350.00 400.00 450.00

ALL INDIA MONTHLY ARRIVALS FOR TOMATO

Five Year Average (2012-2016)

2017 2018

Arrivals in '000 tonnes

Months

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5 3. STATUS OF TOMATO MARKETING:

The average weekly, monthly and yearly wholesale and retail prices of tomato in different markets and their variation percentage are given in Table- 3.1. The average wholesale monthly prices of Delhi and All India along with graphic presentation are given in Table-3.2 and Table-3.3 respectively.

Table-3.1

Centre

Wholesale Prices (Rs./Qtl) Retail Prices (Rs/Kg.)

Prices Today

1 Week Ago

1 Month

Ago 1Year Ago % Variation Prices Today

1 Week Ago

1 Month

Ago 1Year Ago % Variation

31.01.2018 24.01.2018 01.01.2018 31.01.2017 over 1 Week

over 1 month

over 1 Year

31.01.2018 24.01.2018 01.01.2018 31.01.2017 over 1 Week

over 1 month

over 1 Year

BHOPAL 800 800 800 250 0% 0% 220% 10 12 12 10 -17% -17% 0%

DELHI NR 722 840 568 NA NA NA 23 26 32 21 -12% -28% 10%

AHMEDABAD NR NR 700 300 NA NA NA 20 20 20 18 0% 0% 11%

MUMBAI 800 800 1500 600 0% -47% 33% 29 30 24 15 -3% 21% 93%

JAIPUR 450 850 900 600 -47% -50% -25% 10 15 20 12 -33% -50% -17%

BHUBANESHWAR 1500 1300 1100 900 15% 36% 67% 12 15 20 10 -20% -40% 20%

KOLKATA 1900 1900 2800 1200 0% -32% 58% 30 30 25 14 0% 20% 114%

HYDERABAD 383 428 350 700 -11% 9% -45% 10 10 16 10 0% -38% 0%

BENGALURU 467 434 434 1334 8% 8% -65% 14 NR 16 23 NA -13% -39%

CHENNAI 850 850 850 1400 0% 0% -39% 10 10 12 24 0% -17% -58%

AVERAGE 894 898 1027 785 0% -13% 14% 17 19 20 16 -10% -15% 7%

Source: 1- Wholesale Prices from AGMARKNET 2- Retail Prices from DOCA

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Table-3.2

MONTHLY AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF TOMATO IN DELHI

Month Unit (Rs./Qtl.)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

January 998.6 1443.6 1433.9 562.0 916.5

February 857.4 1486.8 1093.1 715.2

March 743.2 1401.8 838.3 905.8

April 1088.5 1278.7 675.3 775.9

May 408.2 1405.7 733.6 541.7

June 386.7 1172.9 1853.0 1192.1

July 1776.7 1611.9 2491.6 4049.7

August 3259.7 1375.3 1403.3 3707.2

September 2594.7 1679.6 1496.8 1931.5

October 1932.6 1699.5 1306.5 2462.1

November 961.9 2161.9 848.6 3390.8

December 1382.5 1621.7 590.5 1510.7

Source: AGMARKNET

Note: The above table depicts that the avg. Monthly wholesale prices of tomato in Delhi

0.0 500.0 1000.0 1500.0 2000.0 2500.0 3000.0 3500.0 4000.0 4500.0

MONTHLY WHOLESALE PRICES FOR TOMATO IN DELHI

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Prices in Rs./Qtl

MONTHS

2017

2014

2018

2015

2016

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7 Table-3.3

ALL INDIA MONTHLY AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF TOMATO

Unit (Rs. /Qtl.)

Month (Prices in Rs/Quintal)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

January 1329.5 1555.5 1742.0 1294.4 1344.7

February 997.8 1302.7 1231.5 1177.4

March 1078.3 992.4 992.4 1213.1

April 1114.6 1239.9 1239.9 1123.9

May 982.2 1676.6 2298.6 1520.1

June 1116.4 1812.6 2995.3 2089.6

July 2542.3 1987.2 2658.4 3984.7

August 3082.2 1768.2 1876.0 3927.6

September 2434.9 1797.4 1797.4 2546.2

October 2052.3 1841.7 1841.7 2462.1

November 1685.3 3081.5 1685.8 3536.8

December 1386.4 1909.7 1182.8 2210.0