MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a): The details of production and prices of important oilseeds during the last three years are
given at Annexure.
(b): The import of Edible Oils into the country during the last three years is given below:
(Lakh Tonnes)
YEAR Import of Edible Oils
1999-2000 41.96
2000-2001 41.77
2001-2002 42.14
(c) to (e): The Annual Average of month end wholesale prices of oilseeds show an upward
trend during the period under consideration. The trends in prices of individual oilseeds are given
in the Annexure. As will be seen from the Annexure there has been a steady increase in prices of
oilseeds during the last three years.
(f): The import of Oilseeds is not taking place mainly on account of phyto sanitary conditions.
ANNEXURE
Production in Lakh Tonnes
OILSEEDS 99-2000 2000-01 2001-2002
Groundnut 52.58 64.08 68.65
Rapeseed & Mustard 57.88 41.87 50.40
Sesamum seed 04.80 5.18 7.30
Safflower seed 2.60 2.02 2.26
Sunflower seed 6.94 6.46 7.26
Niger seed 1.48 1.13 1.35
Soyabean 70.81 52.76 58.57
Copra 7.23 9.52 NA
Cotton seed 39.20 32.48 34.40
NA: Not Available
Annual Average of Month-end Wholesale Prices in Rs. per Quintal
COMMODITY CENTRE 2001 2002 2003
Groundnut with shell Rajkot (Gujarat) 1218 1508 1985
Rapeseed & Mustard Kanpur (U.P) 1250 1394 1553
Sesamum seed Hyderabad (AP) 1526 1777 2230
Safflower seed Jalna (Maharashtra) 1182 1350 1600
Sunflower seed Khamgaon (Maharashtra) 1314 1554 1648
Niger seed Ranchi (Jharkhand) 1459 1470 1950
Soyabean Dewas (MP) 998 1275 1345
Copra Kozhikode (Kerala) 2335 3179 4100
Cotton seed Rohtak (Haryana) 1044 1036 1100
