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The northeastern states like Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim are suitable for the production of different horticultural crops such as different varieties of fruits. The region has sub-tropical climate with hot, humid summers, severe monsoons and mild winters. The hilly areas of northeastern states are suitable for the production of different types of fruits such as apple, kiwi, litchi, citrus, orange, banana, pineapple, plum, guava, peach, jack fruit, mango, grapes, papaya, lemon, passion fruit, dragon fruit, pear, walnut, strawberry etc. This paper is an effort to study the growth trends in the area harvested and production of fruit crops in the northeastern region of India from the year of 2004-05 to 2023-24. As per the findings of the study, the fitted trend line of the variable of the area harvested under the fruit crops and total production of fruit crops in the northeast region of India has recorded increasing trends over the period under the study. The estimated compound annual growth rates of area harvested under fruit crops cultivation and the total production of fruit crops in the northeast region are found significant over the study period.