Mustard Seeds Production in India
Mustard seeds are yellowish colored, small seeds
that are used as a spice in many countries. These seeds are obtained from bush
like mustard plant that belongs to the genus Brassica that also include
vegetables like cabbage and turnips.
Production
of Rape/Mustard in India
- Rajasthan
- Uttar Pradesh
- Haryana
- Punjab
- Gujarat
- Madhya Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- West Bengal
- Punjab
- Assam
- Bihar
- Himachal Pradesh
- Orissa
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
produce the major share of rape/mustard contributing to over 50% of the total
Indian produce, which stands at an average of 5 million tons. It also has the
maximum area under cultivation for this crop. In Rajasthan, the production of
this crop is highly monsoon oriented. The districts in Rajasthan that produce
mustard/rape are Jaipur, Bharatpur, Alwar and Ganganagar.
It is the major Rabi crop
that accounts for almost 65% of the total Rabi produce. Productivity of this
crop has also increased over a period. The total area under cultivation in
India for this crop has declined over a period of time.
The production of
rape/mustard oil cake in India was 3.4 million tons and of rape/mustard oil was
around 1.5 million tons in 2003-04.
Rape/Mustard has been an important crop to India
for a long period of time. At an average India produces around 5 million tones
of rape/mustard annually. It stands at the 3rd position in the list of
rape/mustard producing countries contributing around 11% of the world’s total
production. Also it is the third largest producer of mustard/ rape oil in the
world. Rajasthan is the leading mustard/rape producing state in India.
Mustard oil is consumed
wholly in the domestic market. The demand for the consumption of mustard/rape
seed comes mainly from eastern and northern areas of the country. The arrival
of this crop in the markets is in its peak period during March to May.
The major centers of consumption of its oil are Kolkata, Bihar, Jharkhand and
the northeastern areas like Assam, Tripura, Sikkim etc. Two forms of mustard
oil are traded in the Indian market namely Kacchi Ghani and Pakki Ghani
(expeller oil). This industry constitutes the small-scale sector that markets
the oil in loose form to about 80% and the rest contribution is made by the
organized sector.
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