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Rapeseed, a type of mustard, is the main winter-sown oilseed in India and lower production could force the country to raise edible oil imports.
The provisional production estimate has been derived based on field visits in key growing regions, said the Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA), a Mumbai-based trade body.
India, the world's biggest buyer of edible oils, primarily imports palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia and soyoil from Argentina and Brazil. It also imports small amounts of sunflower oil from Ukraine.