18. Overview of Edible Oil Economy (Quantity in Million Tonnes) Crop 2-Jan 3-Feb 4-Mar 5-Apr 05-06 (F) Major Oilseeds Groundnut 7 4.4 8.2 6 6.4 Rape/Mustard 5.1 3.9 6.2 6.6 7 Soybean 5.6 4.6 7.9 5.8 6.5 Other Six 3 2.2 3 3.7 3.6 Sub-Total 20.7 15.1 * 25.3 22.1 23.5 Others Cottonseed 5.1 4.5 5.5 6.6 8.5 Copra 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 Grand Total 26.7 20.3 31.5 29.4 32.6 * Reduced due to Drought.
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21. Demand Projection Edible Oil 2004 2010 2015 Total Demand (Mln. Tonnes) 10.9 15.6 21.3 Total Area under Oilseeds (Mln. Hectares) 23.4 28 32 Yield (Tonnes/hectare) 1.07 1.2 1.4 Production of Oilseeds (Mln. tonnes) 25.1 33.6 44.8 Domestic supply of edible oils (Mln. tonnes) 7 10.1 13.4 Total edible oil imports - (Mln. tonnes) 4.3 5.9 8.3 Imports as share of demand 39.40% 38.10% 39.50%
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23. Increased support from the Government Year Minimum support Price Rs. per MT FY2001 11,000 FY2002 12,000 FY2003 13,000 FY2004 16,000 FY2005 17,000 FY2006 17,250