Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Releases Second Advance Estimates of Horticultural Crop Area and Production for 2025–26

• Second Advance Estimates (2nd AE) of area and production of horticultural crops for 2025–26, released by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare on 11 June 2026.
• Horticulture area projected at 301.51 lakh hectares and production at 3777.76 lakh tonnes — both record highs surpassing the 2024–25 Final and the 1st AE of 2025–26.
• Examinable for UPSC under GS-III (Agriculture, food processing, cropping patterns) and Prelims data points on India’s lead in horticulture (production exceeds foodgrains since 2012–13).