The production of mustard in the country may rise by 10% to 5.5 million tonnes (MT) this year on account of favourable weather conditions in last few days. The cold weather conditions have picked up in the northern and central India, which is good for standing mustard crop.
The production of mustard stood at 5 MT last year. The rain and hailstorm affected the mustard crop output by 10-20 percent.
The states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana are the few main mustard producing states, wherein Rajasthan alone contributes to the 50% production of mustard crop.