By Ratnajyoti Dutta
March 11 (Reuters) - India, the world's top buyer of edible oils will likely exceed an earlier forecast for its current rapseed crop on favourable weather though still fall short of last year's levels and continue to rely on imports.
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Here are some key facts about the Indian rapeseed crop.
- India is the world's fourth biggest rapeseed producer, contributing 13 percent of global output of 56 million tonnes in 2008/09.
- The European Union is the top producer with a 36 percent share, followed by Canada, 24 percent; and China, 22 percent.
- India produced 7.2 million tonnes of rapeseed in the crop year 2008/09, up 24 percent from 5.8 million tonnes in previous year, according to farm ministry.
- Rapeseed has the highest oil content (35-40 percent) among India's nine main oilseeds that include soybean, groundnut and sunflower.
- Early maturing rapeseed crop is sown from mid-Septmember to October, while the sowing of late maturing varieties continues until mid-November. It is harvested from February onwards.
- The northern state of Rajasthan accounts for 47 percent of India's rapeseed output, followed by Punjab and Haryana jointly contributing around 14 percent, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh at 13 percent and Gujarat at 7 percent.
- Rapeseed oil is consumed mainly in northern and eastern India and used as a food preservative in southern states.
- Rapeseed oil meets about 15 percent of the edible oil demand of India, the world's top importer of vegetable oils.
- India's vegetable oil imports, comprising edible oils and hydrogenated fats, hit an all-time high of 8.7 million tonnes in 2008/09 against 6.3 million tonnes in 2007/08. * Rapeseed output in 2009... 7.2 mln tonnes * Oilseeds output in 2008/09.28 mln tonnes * Total rapeseed area....27-28 mln hectares * Average yield per hectare.........1179 kg * Rapeseed oil share in edible oil demand.......15 percent * Oil recovery from rapeseed..35-40 percent * Per-capita edible oil consumption...............11-12 kg * Share in global oilseed output...............13 percent * Indian share in global edible oil demand....9.33 percent * Total demand for edible oils in 2007/08....13 mln tonnes * Local edible oil supplies in 2007/08.......5 mln tonnes * India vegetable oil marketing year..............Nov-Oct * Oilseed crop year...............July-June Source: Government of India and trade
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