(a) whether the production of mustard has registered a decline during 2002-2003;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore; and
(c) the details of production and consumption of mustard during the last three years in the country, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) & (b): According to the fourth advance estimates, the production of Rapeseed & Mustard
has been estimated to be 39.7 lakh tonnes during the year 2002-2003 as against the production
of 50.4 lakh tonnes during the year 2001-2002. The fall in production is due to severe drought
conditions prevailing in major mustard growing states in the country.
(c): Crop-wise consumption of oilseeds/edible oil is not worked out but the
consumption of edible oil in the country is worked out for all oilseed crops as a whole. The
State-wise production of Rapeseed & Mustard during the last 3 years in the country is given in
the enclosed Annexure.
Annexure
STATE-WISE PRODUCTION OF RAPESEED-MUSTARD DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS FROM 1999-2000 TO 2001-2002 IN THE COUNTRY
(`000 TONNES)
STATE/U.T. PRODUCTION
99-2000 2000-01 2001-2002
Andhra Pradesh 1.0 1.0 1.0 Arunachal Pr. 21.1 20.6 23.0 Assam 129.0 141.2 137.1 Bihar 76.5 84.4 78.2 Chhatisgarh - 16.0 22.1 Gujarat 301.0 230.6 292.1 Haryana 595.0 554.0 796.0 Himachal Pr. 6.1 6.1 6.1 Jammu & Kashmir 50.4 25.0 38.9 Karnataka 1.8 2.0 1.9 Madhya Pradesh 676.5 323.6 415.9 Maharashtra 2.8 1.9 3.1 Manipur 0.6 0.7 0.3 Meghalaya 4.6 4.7 4.8 Mizoram 1.6 1.8 2.2 Nagaland 14.0 16.0 16.0 Orissa 3.0 1.7 2.2 Punjab 63.0 64.0 60.0 Rajasthan 2478.7 1312.8 1942.7 Sikkim 4.2 3.5 3.5 Tamil Nadu 0.1 0.1 0.2 Tripura 2.3 2.5 2.5 Uttar Pradesh 1076.0 945.7 845.4 Uttaranchal - 9.6 7.6 West Bengal 278.5 417.0 336.9 Delhi 0.6 0.7 0.7
All-India 5788.4 4187.2 5040.4