The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India   

 

                                COOIT’s Trade Estimate for Rabi Oilseeds Production and

                                    Availability of Vegetable Oils during 2007-08 Season

 

29th All India Seminar on Rabi Oilseeds held at Agra on 2nd  March 2008  has arrived at the following Rabi Oilseeds Crop estimate for the year 2007-08.

 

1. Rabi Oilseed Area & Crop

                  

 

Oilseeds

2007-08

2006-07

Percentage Change

Area

Lakh Ha

Crop

Lakh T.

Area

Lakh Ha

Crop

Lakh T.

Area

Lakh Ha

Crop

Lakh T.

Groundnut

10.14

20.20

8.96

18.50

(+) 13.17

(+) 9.19

Rape/Mustard

59.60

50.90

66.07

60.20

(-) 9.79

(-)15.45

Sunflower Seed

10.48

9.30

12.04

10.60

(-) 12.96

(-)12.26

Sesame Seed

1.35

2.10

1.30

2.10

(+) 3.85

No change

Safflower Seed

3.15

1.70

3.41

1.90

(-) 7.62

(-)10.53

Linseed

4.86

1.80

5.18

1.90

(-) 6.18

(-) 5.26

Total

89.58

86.00

96.96

95.20

(-) 7.61

(-) 9.66

   Area as per GOI data as on 22.02.2008

 

2. Combined Kharif & Rabi Oilseeds Crop - 2007-08 & 2006-07

 

Oilseeds

2007-08

2006-07

% Change

Kharif

Rabi

Total

Groundnut(inshell)

52.70

20.20

72.90

53.50

(+) 36.26

Soybean

94.60

--

94.60

79.60

(+) 18.84

Rapeseed/Toria

2.00

50.90

52.90

62.20

(-) 14.95

Sunflower Seed

5.30

9.30

14.60

16.00

(-)  8.75

Sesame Seed

4.50

2.10

6.60

6.10

(+) 8.20

Castor Seed

9.10

--

9.10

7.80

(+) 16.67

Niger Seed

0.70

--

0.70

0.70

No change

Safflower Seed

--

1.70

1.70

1.90

(-) 10.53

Linseed

--

1.80

1.80

1.90

(-) 5.26

Sub Total

168.90

86.00

254.90

229.70

(+) 10.97

Cottonseed

96.10

-

96.10

89.90

(+)6.90

Copra

6.5

-

6.50

6.20

(+)4.84

Grand Total

271.5

86.00

357.50

325.80

(+)9.73

 

 

  1. The area under Rabi Oilseeds Crop 2007-08 reduced to 89.58 lakh hectares from 96.96 lakh hectares i.e down by 7.38 lakh hectares.

 

  1. The overall Rabi Oilseeds Crop 2007-08 reduced to 86.0 lakh tonnes from 95.2 lakh  tonnes last year.

 

  1. Rabi Groundnut Crop has increased from 18.5 lakh tonnes to 20.2 lakh tonnes .  The overall  Kharif & Rabi Groundnut crop increased to 72.9 lakh tonnes compared to 53.5 lakh tonnes last year.

 

  1. Rape-Mustard  including Toria reduced to 52.9 lakh tones compared to 62.2 lakh tonnes last year, mainly due to reduction in area by 9.8%, dry weather during sowing period Oct/Nov 2007 and damage due to frost in some parts of Rajasthan & North India during January, 2008.

 

  1. The Castorseed (Kharif) crop revised to 9.1 lakh tonnes from 8.5 lakh tonnes estimated earlier at  Kharif Convention.

 

  1. The cottonseed bales estimate revised to 310 lakh bales from 300 lakh bales and therefore the availability of cottonseed increased to 96.1 lakh tonnes from 93.0 lakh tonnes estimated earlier at Kharif Convention.

 

  1. The overall 9 oilseeds crop for the current year (2007-08) is estimated at 254.90 lakh tonnes compare to 229.70 lakh tonnes last year (2006-07) and 239.7 lakh tonnes during 2005-06.

 

  1. The total vegetable oil availability from Kharif and Rabi Oilseed crops for the year 2007-08(Nov-Oct) is estimated at 84.8 lakh tonnes against 77.6 lakh tonnes in the previous year i.e. up by 7.2 lakh tonnes.

           This is for your kind information. 

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     Update: 03.03.2008