Rajasthan 2016-17 mustard crop seen up 21% on year.

The agriculture department in Rajasthan has estimated mustard output in 2016-17 (Jul-Jun) to rise by 21% on year to 3.94 million tonne because of higher yields. According to the fourth advance estimate, output of guar in Rajasthan, the largest producer of the crop, may fall 37% on year to 1.4 million tonne in 2016-17.