![]() ![]() Use of quality seed of better oilseed varieties and adoption of appropriate production technology also enhanced the average per acre production of oilseed crops during last two years. With the collaborative efforts of Directorate of Oilseeds and other stake holders, especially Agriculture extension wing, the farming community was inspired to grow oilseed crops which significantly enhanced crop area in the province. AARI Canola is the Pakistan’s 1st Canola version (00) variety in Mustard group and got much popularity among farmers due to short growing period, shattering tolerance and high omega-3 oil. Sandal Canola, Super Canola and AARI Canola. In recent years, ORI Faisalabad worked on enhanced pace and developed high yielding varieties of Canola i.e. As an outcome of research activities, Directorate of Oilseeds evolved more than 30 varieties of above-mentioned oilseed crops which significantly played important role in enhancing provincial and national production of oilseeds. Directorate of Oilseeds, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad (Pakistan) is carrying out research activities to develop oilseed crop varieties/hybrids including Canola, Rapeseed, Mustard, Sunflower, Sesame and Soybean having better adaptability under the scenario of climate change. The gap between production and consumption of edible oil is still increasing due to increase in population and increase in per capita consumption of edible oil in our daily diet. The local production of edible oil is less than 20% of country’s requirements. Pakistan is dependent upon other countries to fulfill more than 80% edible oil requirement and spending a big amount of foreign exchange every year. Edible oil is Pakistan’s largest food import commodity ranking third in the import list after petroleum products and machinery. Meanwhile, Gro’s forecast models show that South America’s soybean crops are off to a mixed start, with Brazil headed for a record harvest while Argentina looks set to post a sharp decline, as Gro wrote about here. Palm oil supplies are plentiful, as La Niña tends to boost palm yields in Indonesia and Malaysia, as Gro wrote about here. Over that same two-year period, worldwide vegetable oil consumption has risen 2.25%.Īs a result, worldwide edible oil production this year is critically important to maintaining sufficient supplies. Global vegetable oil production fell in 2021 from a year earlier, and in 2022 it has still not caught up with 2020 levels, due to consecutive years of poor growing conditions due to La Niña and the Russia-Ukraine war. Edible oils have myriad uses for both food and industrial purposes, including manufacturing of biofuels. Vegetable oils are generally interchangeable, and a shortage of one type exerts price pressure on the others. Rapeseed/canola oil is one of the major edible oils, along with palm, soybean, and sunflower oils. Since India is the world’s largest importer of vegetable oils, a larger domestic oilseed crop could reduce the country’s reliance on imports. The two countries are among the world’s top producers of rapeseed/canola, and Australia is a major exporter. Growing conditions in India also are looking favorable, as seen in this Gro display, ahead of the harvest which begins in March. In India, where farmers are finishing planting the rapeseed crop now, a projected 5% increase in planted area could also lift production above last year’s levels. Gro’s vegetative health index, weighted for acres in Australia planted to canola, was close to the highest level in more than two decades throughout the season, as shown in this Gro display. The crop, which is currently being harvested, benefited from favorable growing conditions. Rapeseed is known as canola in its genetically modified form.Īustralia’s current canola harvest is forecast to exceed last year’s record crop by 4%, helped by an 11% acreage expansion, according to data from government agency ABARES. While vegetable oil prices have retreated from the record highs seen earlier last year, they are still well above historical averages. Australia’s forecasted record canola production and India’s increase in planted area to the crop look set to boost global vegetable oil supplies.Īt a time when global production of vegetable oils has grown more slowly than consumption, bigger canola harvests in Australia and India could provide relief for edible oil users worldwide. ![]()
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