India's horticulture production set for 1.8% growth in in 2020-21

Retail food inflation rate fell to 1.89 per cent in January from 3.41 per cent in December

Prices of vegetables and fruits are set to ease further, with the first Advance Estimates pegging horticulture production at 326.58 million tonnes (mt) for FY21 — a growth of 1.8 per cent over last year.
 
Retail food inflation fell to 1.89 per cent in January from 3.41 per cent in December. Within that period, the price decline in vegetables came in higher at 15.84 per cent compared to 10.41 per cent, while the inflation rate in fruits rose to 4.96 per cent from the earlier 2.68 per cent.
 
Area under horticulture was also projected to rise 2.7 per