Rapeseed-mustard production estimate dips marginally by 4%, says SEA

According to convenor SEA's oilseeds estimate committee, seven survey teams of about 50 members went out

The latest production estimate for rapeseed-mustard during the current rabi season is down 3.7 per cent at the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA), with a decline in sowing and productivity.

While acreage fell 0.06 per cent, yield in terms of kg per hectare decreased 5.7 per cent. As against total production of 6.57 million tonnes in the country during 2016-17, that for the current year is 6.33 mt. The area sown is estimated at 6.412 million hectares in 2017-18.

Yield, from 7,399 per kg last year, is an estimated 6,979 kg in 2017-18.

 

According to G G Patel,