SEA Estimates Mustard Production at 119.40 Lakh Tonnes

30-Mar-2026 05:14 PM

Jaipur. The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has estimated that domestic mustard production during the current Rabi season of 2025-26 will rise to 119.40 lakh tonnes, which is an increase of 4.20 lakh tonnes over the 115.20 lakh tonnes produced in the 2024-25 season.

In a meeting held in Jaipur—the capital of Rajasthan and the city famously known as the 'Pink City'—SEA expressed the likelihood that the total area under mustard cultivation would expand from 92.15 lakh hectares in the 2024-25 season to 93.91 lakh hectares in 2025-26,

while the average yield rate of the crop is expected to improve to 1,231 kg per hectare. Harvesting and preparation activities for the mustard crop have already commenced across all major producing states of the country.

According to the Association, compared to the previous season, mustard production during the current Rabi season is expected to rise from 52.00 lakh tonnes to 53.90 lakh tonnes in Rajasthan;

jump from 15.60 lakh tonnes to 18.10 lakh tonnes in Uttar Pradesh; improve from 12.30 lakh tonnes to 12.70 lakh tonnes in Haryana; increase from 6.80 lakh tonnes to 7.40 lakh tonnes in West Bengal; and grow from 5.40 lakh tonnes to 5.90 lakh tonnes in Gujarat.

Meanwhile, production in Bihar is estimated to remain steady at the previous level of 90,000 tonnes. Conversely, mustard production is likely to decline from 14.70 lakh tonnes to 13.90 lakh tonnes in Madhya Pradesh, and fall from 2.50 lakh tonnes to 2.10 lakh tonnes in Assam.

Production in other states of the country is also estimated to decrease from 4.90 lakh tonnes to 4.50 lakh tonnes.