India's mustard seed output may touch all-time high of 12 million tonnes this year: SEA

Mustard seed production is likely to touch an all-time high of 12 million tonnes in the 2023-24 season in view of a record sown area of 10 million hectares, according to the industry body SEA. Mustard seed is an important oilseed crop grown during the rabi (winter) season during September-October and harvested in February-March. In a statement, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said the concerted efforts to expand the area through the mustard model farm project, coupled with favourable weather and prices, India has witnessed a remarkable increase in mustard production year after year. The mustard seed production, which stood at 8.6 million tonnes in 2020-21, has increased to 8.80 million tonnes in the 2022-23 season. "The production of mustard seed is likely to touch an all-time high of 12 million tonnes in the 2023-24 season," the SEA said. This will help boost the domestic supplies of edible oils, it added. According to the SEA, the mustard model farm project ...