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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India's oilseeds production dips to 249 lakh tonnes in 2009-10

India's oilseeds production dips to 249 lakh tonnes in 2009-10

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published Published on Dec 1, 2010   modified Modified on Dec 1, 2010

India's oilseeds production dipped to 249.3 lakh tonnes in the crop year 2009-10, compared to 277.2 lakh tonnes in the previous year, Parliament was informed today.

The country had produced 297.6 lakh tonnes of oilseeds in 2007-8, Minister of State for Agriculture K V Thomas said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

As a result of the fall in oilseeds production, the minister said, India has been facing shortage of edible oils since 2007-8, forcing the country to go in for imports.

The oil year runs from November to October. Thomas said that while availability of edible oils from domestic sources was 79.3 lakh tonnes, it was 84.6 lakh tonnes in 2008-9 and 86.5 lakh tonnes in 2007-8.

Total estimated demand for edible oils in the country was 167.5 lakh tonnes in 2009-10, as against 166.4 lakh tonnes in 2008-9 and 142.6 lakh tonnes in 2007-8.

Meanwhile, oilseeds production during Kharif 2010 is estimated to be higher than the previous year, Thomas said, adding that the acreage under sunflower has declined by 31.50 per cent in 2009-10 compared to 2006-7.

Consequently, there has been a drop in the availability of edible oils from domestic sources, and the gap between domestic demand and supply of edible oils is met through imports.

Thomas attributed lower production of oilseeds to their cultivation in un-irrigated areas; lack of varietal replacement through development of hybrids in crops like groundnut, sesame, soyabean and niger; vagaries of nature and production losses due to pests and diseases.

The minister said the government has been running Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM) in 14 major oilseeds and 9 oil palm growing states to increase production and productivity of these crops.


The Economic Times, 30 November, 2010, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/commodities/Indias-oilseeds-production-dips-to-249-lakh-tonnes-in-2009-10/articleshow/7017050.cms


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