India's rapeseed output to fall 4.7% y/y with smaller area

MUMBAI, March 12 (Reuters) - India's rapeseed and mustard output is likely to fall 4.7% from last year to 11.52 million metric tons in 2024/25, as farmers reduced the area planted with the oilseed, a leading industry body said on Wednesday. The area of winter-sown oilseed fell to 9.2 million hectares in 2024/25, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India said in a statement. (Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; Editing by Andrew Heavens) ((rajendra.jadhav@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: x.com/Rajendra1857))