New Delhi: Minimum Minimum Support (MSP) that supports oil seed oil has shown results with the extensive mustard that reported a 23% increase in this year, so far, above areas seduced in the same period.
It is expected to increase a little further because of sowing the rabbi season (winter harvest) which is ongoing until the end of this month.
As part of his steps to encourage farmers to grain oil and reduce the country’s import bill, the Ministry of Agriculture before the start of the sow of the sowing of Rabbi last year announced the highest increase (both in percentage and absolute) of 8.6% in MSP mustard / rapeseed and rise The lowest 2% in the case of wheat winter plants is the most popular.
“The idea is to signal to farmers so that they can choose diversification of plants.
The results are now clear because the wheat stamp area decreases by 1.7% on Friday but the extensive mustard increased by 23%.
More areas will increase the production of grain oil during 2021-22 harvest season, producing less dependence on imports for 2022-23, “an official from the Ministry.
Area data saved, released by the ministry on January 7, shows that the area of ​​rabbi plant this year (652 lakh hectares) has been, so far, has crossed the same period last year with almost six hectares.
This increase, which ultimately might end in the recording area, mainly due to the increase in seed oil sprinkles by more than 17.2 lakh hectares – from 81 lakh hectares last year to more than 98 lakh hectares this year.
Mustard himself has recorded an increase of 16.9 lakh hectares in the oil basket.
More than half of this increase was reported from Rajasthan.
On the other hand, all the other major rabbi plants – wheat, pulses and coarse cereals – report a decrease in the area, showing how farmers prefer seed oil which not only witnessed a good increase in MSP but also seeds, from the government as part of its oil mission to increase production.
If we look at the MSP figure, the highest absolute increase in the previous year has been for mustard / rapeseed (each RS 400 quintal) which is an increase of 8.6%.
On the other hand, MSP wheat has reported only an increase in Rs 40 per quintal (a 2% increase) that does not even cover up costs (Rs 48 per quintal).
The higher-seduced oil area reported this year from most oil-producing oil countries such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Telangana, Karnataka, Punjab, Assam, Maharashtra, and Himachal Pradesh.
In the case of wheat, even Punjab, known as a bowl of Indian wheat, reported a little area this year compared to the appropriate period last year.
Other countries report a little area to include Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.