Increased rapeseed production could reduce India's demand for vegetable oils
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Published Dec 16, 2021
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Rapeseed production in India, the world's largest importer of vegetable oils, is likely to rise 29.4% this year as farmers plant more winter oilseeds, the Central Organization of Oil Industry and Trade (COOIT) said in a statement Tuesday. Production is expected to be 10-11 million tonnes for the season ending June 2022.COOIT estimates that Indian farmers produced 8.5 million tonnes of rapeseed in the 2020-2021 agricultural year.
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Rapeseed production in India, the world's largest importer of vegetable oils, is likely to rise 29.4% this year as farmers plant more winter oilseeds, the Central Organization of Oil Industry and Trade (COOIT) said in a statement Tuesday. Production is expected to be 10-11 million tonnes for the season ending in June 2022.COOIT estimates that Indian farmers produced 8.5 million tonnes of rapeseed in the 2020-2021 agricultural year. USDA estimates rapeseed production in India in 2020/21 at 8.5 million tonnes, oilworld.ru reports. Increased rapeseed production will help India reduce imports of expensive vegetable oils. In 2020/21, until October 31, India spent a record 1.17 trillion rupees ($ 15.71 billion) on vegetable oil imports, Reuters writes. Rapeseed, commonly known as mustard in India, has the highest oil content (35-40%) of the country's nine major oilseeds, including peanuts, sunflowers and soybeans. Early ripe rape is sown from mid-September to October, while ...
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