Chennai, March 17 - Oilseeds production during rabi may have increased 2.3 per cent but the overall production for the oil year ending October is likely to be 9.2 per cent lower, according to estimates made by the Central Organisation for Oil Industry and Trade (COOIT).
According to the estimate made public at the 31 {+s} {+t} All-India Rabi Seminar of Oilseeds, Oil Trade and Industry, rabi oilseed production is likely to be 94.6 lakh ones (lt) against 92.3 lt last year.
Rapeseed/mustard will be the major contributor with its output estimated at 63.2 lt against 62 lt a year ago. Groundnut production is also seen higher than last year at 18.3 lt (17 lt), sesame seed is seen up at 3.3 lt (2.8 lt) while that of linseed is 1.6 lt (1.3 lt).
The production of sunflower may be lower at 6.7 lt (7.5 lt) and that of safflower at 1.5 lt (1.7 lt).
The rise in production comes despite a fall in the coverage of oilseed. According to COOIT, the area under oilseeds this rabi has been 94.07 lakh hectares (lh) against 98.31 lh a year ago.
The area under rabi groundnut increased to 10.17 lh (9.52 lh) but that of rapeseed/mustard dropped to 65.07 lh (66.87 lh). Overall oilseeds production this season (November 2009-October 2010) is now projected at 329.2 lt against 338.4 lt a year ago. The Solvent Extractors Association, in a statement, said rapeseed/mustard production was likely to increase despite lower acreage as the weather condition was favourable.
Going by the production estimate, the vegetable oil availability from the oilseeds, including cottonseed and copra, would be 78.8 lt against 82.1 lt last year.
COOIT also revised the estimates of the kharif crop by pruning the production of toria to 1 lt from 1.5 lt and that of cottonseed to 91.5 lt from 94.6 lt. Castorseed output, however, has been raised to 9.3 lt from 8.5 lt.
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