MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI AJIT SINGH)
(a) to (h): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (h) OF LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 2 DUE FOR REPLY ON 15TH JULY, 2002.
(a)&(b) The soya oil prices are governed by the demand and supply situation
as also fluctuations in the international prices of edible oils. In the last six months,
the international prices of edible oils have gone up which has led to increase in the
domestic prices of all edible oils including the soya oil. The brand-wise prices of
edible oils are not monitored.
(c)&(d): The demand for edible oil is not assessed on the basis of a particular
edible oil but is assessed on the basis of the production of all edible oils as a whole
and the gap between the demand and supply is met through the import of edible
oils. A quantity of 11.96 lakh tonnes of soybean oil has been imported during the
financial year 2001-02 (up to January, 2002).
(e)&(f): The production of soybean/soya oil has declined during 2000-01 and
2001-02 as compared to the production during 1999-2000. The shortfall in the
production of soybean is due to unfavourable weather conditions. The State-wise
production of soybean in the country during 1999-2000 and 2000-01 is given in
Annexure.
(g)&(h): In order to increase the production of oilseeds including soybean, a
Centrally Sponsored Scheme Oilseeds Production Programme (OPP) is in
operation in 28 States covering 408 districts. Under the scheme assistance is being
provided for various inputs and transfer of production and protection technology to
the farmers for increasing the production of oilseeds including soybean. An amount
of Rs.73.23 crores has been provided to the States for increasing the production of
oilseeds including soybean during 2001-02.
ANNEXURE
State-wise production of soybean in the country during 1999-2000 and 2000-01
State/U.T. Production (000 tonnes)
99-2000 2000-01
Andhra Pradesh 13.9 11.8
Arunachal Pradesh 3.7 3.4
Gujarat 5.1 5.1
Himachal Pradesh 1.1 1.0
Karnataka 59.5 58.8
Madhya Pradesh 4743.0 3431.0
Chhatisgarh - 9.0
Maharashtra 1620.0 1266.2
Meghalaya 0.9 0.8
Mizoram 1.4 1.6
Nagaland 14.0 11.7
Orissa - -
Rajasthan 601.0 455.9
Sikkim 3.4 3.4
Uttar Pradesh 14.0 9.9
Uttaranchal - 3.0
West Bengal 0.4 0.3
All India 7081.4 5272.9
