Weekly Review-Mustard
12-Jul-2025 07:33 PM
Significant rise in mustard prices due to strong demand from millers and traders
New Delhi. Due to less than normal arrival of goods in important wholesale markets of major producing states and strong demand from oil millers and traders, stockists, mustard prices have been rising sharply for the last few weeks.
42% condition mustard
During the week of July 5 to 11, the price of 42 percent condition mustard increased by Rs 150 to Rs 7000 per quintal in Delhi and by Rs 125 in Jaipur to reach Rs 7200/7225 per quintal.
Haryana / MP
Similarly, the price of normal average quality mustard was up by Rs 100-150 per quintal in the markets of Haryana and Rs 150-200 per quintal in Madhya Pradesh. The important thing is that the price of mustard has increased to above the minimum support price in all the major mandis, due to which the government agencies are getting good success in selling the stock purchased from the farmers. The minimum support price of mustard has been increased by Rs 300 from Rs 5650 per quintal for the 2023-24 season to Rs 5950 per quintal for the 2024-25 season, while the price of this important oilseed is running between Rs 6000-7000 per quintal in all the mandis except Bikaner. Due to this, the farmers are getting good income.
Rajasthan / Uttar Pradesh
Due to normal arrival and strong demand of mustard in the mandis of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the price is increasing very fast. In Agra, Uttar Pradesh, the price of mustard has jumped to a high level of Rs 7550/7825 per quintal. In Kolkata also the price is running above Rs 7000 per quintal.
Arrival
During the week under review, 3.25 lakh bags of mustard arrived in major wholesale markets on July 5, 4.00 lakh bags on July 7, 4.00 lakh bags on July 8, 3.75 lakh bags on July 9, 3.50 lakh bags on July 10 and 3.50 lakh bags on July 11. Each bag is of 50 kg.
Mustard oil
Due to sharp increase in the price of mustard, the price of both categories of mustard oil - expeller and Kachi Ghani also increased by 4-5 rupees per kg. The price of expeller in Delhi increased by 40 rupees to 1530 rupees per 10 kg and in Charkhi Dadri it increased by 50 rupees to 1550 rupees per 10 kg. The price of mustard oil remained above 150 rupees per kg in most centers. The price of Kachi Ghani mustard oil in Hapur and Agra jumped by Rs 70 to Rs 1680/1750 per 10 kg and Rs 1580 per 10 kg respectively.
Mustard Cake (DOC)
However, surprisingly, the prices of mustard cake and DOC softened due to weak demand at high prices. The price of mustard cake fell by Rs 20 to 50 per quintal and the price of mustard DOC fell by Rs 400 to Rs 1200 per ton. Export demand has weakened and its business is also slow in the domestic segment.