1997/98 World Rapeseed Production (MMT) by Major Countries

World rapeseed production for 1997/98 is estimated at 33.9 million tons, up 2.3 million or 7 percent from 1996/97, but down from the record 34.5 million produced in 1995/96. Price ratios with competing crops returned to more normal levels in 1997/98 after favoring the production of wheat and other small grains in 1996/97, while a rising world demand for edible oils is helping stimulate a general trend of rising world rapeseed production. Poor weather conditions in India limited output.