All India Apex Body for Oilseeds, Oil Trade & Industry · Estd. 1952 ☎ 011-43507519 ✉ cooit.org@gmail.com
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The national voice of India's edible oil industry & trade.

COOIT is the apex body uniting 30+ associations and 120+ enterprises across the oilseeds, oils and trade value chain, releasing the crop estimates, market signals and policy advocacy the sector runs on.

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Crop estimates, policy moves and market coverage, as reported by India's leading agri & business press.

★ Latest · 46th Rabi Seminar

46th All India Rabi Oilseed Seminar, Bharatpur: COOIT presses for a Mustard Board, duty rationalisation and removal of the 1% mandi tax

President Shri Babu Lal Data called for scrapping the 1% mandi tax on inter-state mustard, higher import duty on edible oils to spur domestic production, and "Mustard State" status for Rajasthan. Chairman Shri Suresh Nagpal flagged India's rising import dependence and urged policy stability, while members proposed a Mustard Board on the lines of the Makhana Board.

iGrain India15 March 2026 · BharatpurRead key points →
Delegation

Chairman Shri Suresh Nagpal joins India’s landmark trade mission to Canada with Shri Piyush Goyal

COOIT represented the edible-oil economy as the Union Commerce & Industry Minister led India’s largest-ever business delegation of 100+ companies to Ottawa & Toronto for CEPA talks and a $50 bn bilateral trade target by 2030.

India-Canada Trade Mission · May 2026Read →
Policy

COOIT urges Govt to create buffer stock of mustard and incentivise its cultivation

The apex body sought a national mustard buffer and incentives for growers to cut India's edible-oil import bill.

Agriculture Post · 18 Jan 2022Read →
Policy

COOIT seeks sops to promote mustard seeds cultivation

Incentives for the rabi-only crop, sown from October and harvested from late February, to push self-reliance in edible oils.

The Economic Times · 18 Feb 2022Read →
Crop Estimates

Mustard seeds output to rise 29% to 109.5 lakh tonnes in 2021-22: COOIT

ET's coverage of the apex body's landmark estimate, finalised at the Bharatpur annual conference.

The Economic Times · 16 Mar 2022Read →
Policy

FSSAI asks states to enforce ban on blending of mustard oil with other cooking oils

The food regulator ordered commissioners to implement the prohibition, a long-standing demand of the mustard trade.

Mint · 9 Jun 2021Read →
Markets

Sunflower seed imports from Ukraine hit; domestic market banks on mustard

With Black Sea supplies disrupted, India's abundant mustard crop stepped in to fill the edible-oil gap.

Ahmedabad Mirror · 3 Mar 2022Read →
Events

Declare Rajasthan a "Mustard State": Shri Babu Lal Data at the 43rd Rabi Seminar, Jaipur

The two-day All India Rabi Oilseeds seminar in Jaipur took up rules, laws and the demand now echoed at Bharatpur.

Pressnote.in · JaipurRead →
Events

42nd Annual Conference at Bharatpur finalises mustard estimate at 109.5 lakh tonnes

Ministers, scientists and industry leaders gathered in Rajasthan as COOIT released its flagship rabi estimate for 2021-22.

Agriculture Post · Mar 2022Read →
Markets

Industry projects 2024-25 mustard production at 115.2 lakh tonnes

Industry-wide estimates came in ~10% below the Government's second advance estimate of 128.7 lakh tonnes.

Rural Voice · Mar 2025Read →

Updates & Circulars

Latest from the secretariat
  • Key points released from the 46th Rabi Oilseed Seminar, Bharatpur · 15 March 2026
  • Chairman Shri Suresh Nagpal represents COOIT in the India-Canada trade mission led by Shri Piyush Goyal · Ottawa & Toronto, May 2026
  • Indicative wholesale rates updated · 11 June 2026
  • Advance Estimates: Rabi oilseeds review in progress with zonal teams
  • All India Kharif Convention: announcement expected ahead of October
  • Representations filed on edible-oil duty structure & tariff values
  • Member advisory: FSSAI compliance & codes of practice consultation
Crop Estimates

Mustard estimate revised up 29% for 2021-22: 109.5 lakh tonnes

COOIT's conference numbers confirmed the largest year-on-year jump in modern mustard history.

Agriculture Post · Mar 2022Read →
Crop Estimates

Record 110 lakh tonnes within reach this rabi season

Krishi Jagran's coverage of COOIT's advance estimate and what it means for self-reliance in edible oils.

Krishi Jagran · Feb 2022Read →
Events

COOIT to release mustard outlook at two-day Rabi meet

The annual seminar circuit, where the whole value chain converges for the season's definitive numbers.

Krishi Jagran · Feb 2022Read →
Crop Estimates

COOIT pegs record mustard seed output at 89.5 lakh tonnes for Rabi 2020-21

An earlier record year: the apex body's estimate signalled the start of India's mustard acreage boom.

Outlook India · 2021Read →
Policy

High-yielding seeds and increased acreage to boost mustard production: experts

Better genetics plus expanding acreage point to structurally higher output, easing India's edible oil import bill.

Business Standard · Jul 2025Read →
Policy

From the archive: Economic Survey 2012-13 backs COOIT's "Price Band for Edible Oils"

The Ministry of Finance accepted COOIT's recommendation on rationalising edible-oil import duty (Box 8.2, 'Edible Oil Economy').

COOIT Archive · 2013Milestone
Market Rates

Indicative Wholesale Rate Board

Key oilseed, oil and oilmeal quotations compiled from trade sources across major mandis and ports.

AS ON 11 JUN 2026
Rape/Mustard Seed · Rajasthan
₹81,000 /MT
Rapeseed (Mustard) Oil
₹1,62,500 /MT
Soyabean Seed · Indore
₹69,000 /MT
CPO C&F Mumbai
$1,245 /MT
CommoditySpecification / CentreRate
Indicative wholesale quotations compiled from trade & industry sources as on 11 June 2026 · NQ = Not Quoted · For guidance only, not a trading reference.
Special Interest

Crop Estimates the trade runs on

India Rapeseed-Mustard Production

Lakh tonnes · industry figures via iGrain, by crop year
109.5
2021-22
113
2022-23
115
2024-25
111.3
2025-26
Industry / COOIT-announced estimates, lakh tonnes

One of COOIT's most prominent functions: designated teams collect data from across India to release Advance Estimates of oilseed crops for both Rabi and Kharif, reviewed and updated through the season, along with the country's total edible oil availability.

These numbers anchor decisions across the value chain, from mandi to ministry, and are released at COOIT's flagship seminars each year.

111.3 LT
Industry estimate of mustard output for 2025-26, the latest rabi season
89.36 L ha
Mustard area sown in 2025-26, up 3.2% year-on-year
115 LT
Industry estimate of mustard output for 2024-25
+10%
Expected rise in 2025-26 output on higher sowing & favourable weather (iGrain, Jan 2026)
About COOIT

Apex organisation of India's vegetable oil & oilseeds sector

Formed under the Companies Act, 1913 on 17th October 1951 and incorporated on 1st October 1952, COOIT has represented the entire vegetable oil economy for over seven decades: oil milling, refining, vanaspati, solvent extraction, soaps, export-import trade, export promotion bodies and futures exchanges.

A leading organisation in Government policy making. COOIT interacts continuously with the Ministries of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Finance and Commerce, FSSAI, ICAR institutes, ASSOCHAM, FICCI and CII, and its views receive important consideration in major policy decisions.

🌱 Grow oilseed production 🛡 Protect industry & trade ⚖ Shape fair policy 🤝 Unite the sector 🔬 Advance research 🏠 Safe, affordable oil for every home
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Shri Naval H. TataFounder President · Mumbai
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Shri Ratilal M. GandhiFounder Chairman · Mumbai
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Today's Office BearersPresident Shri Babu Lal Data · Chairman Shri Suresh NagpalMeet the full team ↓
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Executive CommitteeZonal Vice Presidents from all four zones · meets across India
Leadership

The people leading COOIT

Office bearers as published in the souvenir of the 46th All India Rabi Seminar on Oil, Oil Seed, Oil Trade & Industry, Bharatpur.

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President
Shri Babu Lal Data
Leading the apex body's national agenda
SN
Chairman
Shri Suresh Nagpal
Steering COOIT's industry & policy voice
GJ
Shri Gajendra JhaGen. Secretary
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Shri Mahesh GoyalHon. Treasurer
SA
Shri Sunil AroraSr. Vice President
AJ
Shri Ajay JhunjhunwalaSr. Vice President
KA
Shri Kamal AgarwalVice President
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Shri Vinod RajputVice President
YA
Shri Yash AgarwalVice President
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Shri Vijay AgarwalVice President
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Shri Dinesh GoyalVice President
SJ
Shri Suresh Chand JainVice President
KK
Shri K K AgarwalVice President
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Shri Anil ChatterChairman, Crop Committee
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Shri Dinesh RathoreCo-Chairman, Crop Committee
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Shri Inder AgarwalOrg. Secretary
SB
Shri Satish BabbarOrg. Secretary
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Shri Dipak DataCo-Chairman, Panel Discussion Committee
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Shri Mahesh RathodCo-Chairman, Panel Discussion Committee
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Shri Lalit GoyalJt. Secretary
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Shri Deepak KandaJt. Secretary
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Shri Rakesh BansalExecutive Member
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Shri Radheyshyam GoyalExecutive Member
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Shri Jitendra SinghExecutive Member

Crop Estimate Committee

The team behind the advance estimates India's oil trade runs on

Shri Anil Chatter · Chairman Shri Dinesh Rathore · Co-Chairman Shri Suresh Nagpal Shri Chakresh Jain Shri Suresh Chand Jain Shri K.K. Agarwal Shri Vivek Jagwayan Shri Deepak Data Shri Sanjay Goyenka Shri Dinesh Goyal Shri Gajendra Jha Shri Mahesh Goyal Shri Paras Jain Shri Harsh Gupta
Source: Office Bearer pages, 46th All India Rabi Seminar souvenir, Bharatpur (COOIT). Crop Estimate Committee as per the 45th seminar souvenir.
Annual Events

Where India's oil economy gathers

Every October
Flagship Convention

All India Convention on Kharif Oilseeds, Oil Trade & Industry

The definitive annual meet on the kharif crop, with trade, industry and Government on one stage.

Every March · 46 editions
Flagship Seminar

All India Rabi Seminar on Oilseeds, Oil Trade & Industry

From New Delhi to Bharatpur: four decades of seminars where the season's mustard estimate is unveiled.

🌾 Interactive workshops on oilseed production
🎓 Farmer training with ICAR & research centres
🏆 National Awards: productivity & technology

One membership. Every segment of the sector.

30+ associations and 120+ enterprises: millers, refiners, solvent extractors, vanaspati & soap makers, exporters, machinery manufacturers and service providers across all four zones.

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