Jaipur-based trading body pegs Apr mustard seeds arrivals at 2 mln tn
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MUMBAI – Mustard seed arrivals across the country are estimated at 3.9 million tonnes during March and April, Jaipur-based Marudhar Trading Agency said in a report Friday. Mustard seed arrivals in April are pegged at 2 million tonnes, up from 1.9 million tonnes in March, it said. Mills in India have crushed 3.1 million tonnes of mustard seed in the two months – 1.5 million tonnes in March and 1.6 million tonnes in April, the agency estimated.
Mustard, a rabi crop, is sown between October and early December across north, east, and northeast India. The crop matures in 108–147 days and is harvested between mid-February and May. Marudhar Trading Agency has estimated mustard production in the crop year 2025-26 (marketing year 2026-27) at 11.7 million tonnes.
As on Apr. 30, 8.7 million tonnes of mustard seeds were held in stock, with farmers holding 7.7 million tonnes and processors and stockists having 1 million tonnes, per the agency's estimate. End
Reported by Abhijit Doshi
Edited by Tanima Banerjee
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