Israel-Iran war: India rapeseed sales shift to private traders as war lifts edible oil pricesIndian farmers are selling rapeseed to private traders. Market prices are higher than government rates. This is due to a rally in edible oi...
09 Apr, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
No unusual price volatility despite West Asia tensions, Government says; ample food stocks in placeThe government states essential commodity prices are stable despite the West Asia crisis. Sufficient wheat and rice stocks are available fo...
06 Apr, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
Technology must be used to boost mustard seed output: SEA on environmental release of GM mustardThe Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Union environment ministry has recommended the environmental release of geneti...
27 Oct, 2022, 08.29 PM IST
Mustard seeds output to rise 29% to 109.5 lakh tonnes in 2021-22: COOITEdible oil industry body COOIT has estimated the country's mustard seeds production to rise 29 per cent to 109.50 lakh tonnes in the rabi s...
16 Mar, 2022, 03.08 PM IST
Mustard seed trades 25% above MSP; farmers make an extra buckTraders said higher prices of edible oils in the international market are boosting mustard oil rates with limited possibility of cooling of...
31 Mar, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
Cooking oil availability improves in the country in the midst of lockdownRajasthan alone contributes 50% of the country’s total mustard output.
29 Apr, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
Mustard oil output seen rising on higher MSPDomestic output of mustard oil could be 10-12% higher than a year ago as more farmers have returned to the crop this season.
25 Dec, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Mustard production may rise by 10% to 5.5 MT this yearThe cold weather conditions have picked up in the northern and central India, which is good for standing mustard crop.
27 Jan, 2016, 07.07 PM IST
Weather, higher acreage may lead to good mustard outputThis will put pressure on seed and oil prices which have already softened due to a drop in palm oil prices.
12 Dec, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
Mustard seed sowing tepid, extractors see pickup laterDespite a lower acreage in the first phase of sowing, the oil extraction industry is expecting a 20% rise in rabi output this year.
19 Nov, 2012, 07.03 AM IST
- Good weather likely to boost mustard output
Cold spells and winter rains have boosted the prospects of a good mustard harvest in Rajasthan. The output is likely to touch last year's m...
18 Jan, 2012, 05.50 AM IST
- Rains in Rajasthan to boost mustard output
Untimely winter rains are eliciting mixed responses from Rajasthan farmers. While it’s proving to be a major bottleneck in wheat and barley...
25 Nov, 2010, 01.11 AM IST
- Mustard output set to rise on good rains
Even as a good soya and groundnut harvest is putting pressure on the rabi oilseed, low water requirement and favourable weather conditions ...
12 Oct, 2010, 01.02 AM IST
Low demand to check mustard pricesLow demand from millers may cut mustard prices ahead.
24 May, 2010, 05.50 AM IST
- Mustard production likely to be up by 31%
Mustard Research and Promotion Consortium has estimated that mustard production will be up by 31% this year.
20 Mar, 2009, 04.22 PM IST
- Record crop to ease edible oil prices
Retail price of mustard oil could be headed southward if the higher crop estimates from the Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) a...
12 Feb, 2009, 01.45 AM IST
- Mustard oil prices likely to shoot up
The rates of mustard oil are forecast to spurt further and unsettle the government's plans of reining in the prices.
19 Feb, 2008, 02.34 AM IST