Edible oil imports declined 1st half of oil year.
By Sandip Das The imports of edible oils – palm, soybean and sunflower — declined by 12% to 7.14 million
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Oilseeds
Sunflower oil consumption expected to fall by 4L tonne
By Vijay C Roy Sunflower oil consumption in the country is likely to go down by 3-4 lakh tonne in
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Mustard prices rule below MSP despite govt intervention
By Sandip Das Mandi prices of mustard seed are ruling 10-12% below the minimum support price (MSP) despite the government
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Sunflower oil import touches record 4.45 lakh tonnes in March: SEA
India imported a record crude sunflower oil of 4,45,723 tonne in March, taking advantage of lower prices, while the country’s
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Haryana achieves target of procuring 3.25 lakh MT mustard for Centre
By Ravinder Saini The state has achieved the target of procuring 3.25 lakh MT of mustard for the Central government
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India set for record mustard crop, Raj at top, says survey
With remunerative prices for mustard in the past year having encouraged the highest-ever acreage, India is heading for a record
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Ambala witnesses increase in area under sunflower cultivation
By Nitish Sharma Despite a not-so-remunerative previous season for sunflower farmers, there has been an increase in the area under
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India may adopt ‘model mustard farms’ to decrease oilseed import
By Jitendra Choubey Over 3500 ‘model mustard farms’ raised the hope to become self-sustainable in edible oils production as India
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Average mustard yields can jump by 35% with right practices: SEA study
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee The average mustard yield can jump by 35 per cent over five years even with the currently
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Govt starts mustard MSP purchases
By Sandip Das Amidst the fall in mandi prices of mustard prices below the minimum support price (MSP) attributed to
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