Inflation of refined oil has plagued the state that now the mustard oil used in most households is failing the kitchen budget .
The pure open mustard oil found on the machines has gone from Rs 135 to Rs 175 in just 5 days. On the other hand, if we talk about the government figures, according to the website of the Union Consumer Ministry, the price of mustard pack oil has also gone up by Rs 45 in the last one month. The price of mustard pack oil was Rs 155 in Patna on April 22, 160 in Delhi, while Rs 209 in Sahibganj. At the same time, it has reached 155 in Jaipur, 169 in Mumbai and Rs 194 in Nashik.
Mustard Oil (Pack) Retail Price
| City | Price of one april (Rs / liter) | April 22 price (Rs / liter) | Fluctuation (Rs / liter) |
| Sahibganj | 164 | 209 | 45 |
| Jagdalpur | 103 | 145 | 42 |
| Muzaffarpur | 145 | 163 | 18 |
| Baripada | 159 | 177 | 18 |
| Jaipur | 138 | 155 | 17 |
| Mumbai | 154 | 169 | 15 |
| Nashik | 179 | 194 | 15 |
| Darbhanga | 131 | 146 | 15 |
| Purnia | 143 | 157 | 14 |
| Ludhiana | 150 | 162 | 12 |
| Delhi | 149 | 160 | 11 |
| Patna | 145 | 155 | 10 |
| Market | 159 | 166 | 7 |
| Visakhapatnam | 148 | 155 | 7 |
| Kanpur | 132 | 137 | 5 |
| Indore | 158 | 163 | 5 |
| Gorakhpur | 145 | 149 | 4 |
| Tirunelveli | 175 | 178 | 3 |
| Hisar | 138 | 140 | 2 |
| Chandigarh | 150 | 150 | 0 |
| Lucknow. | 161 | 161 | 0 |
| Agra | 140 | 140 | 0 |
| Dehradun | 140 | 140 | 0 |
| Haldwani | 142 | 142 | 0 |
| Ahmedabad | 119 | 119 | 0 |
| Reva | 132 | 132 | 0 |
| Udaipur | 115 | 115 | 0 |
| Gurugram | 154 | 152 | -2 |
Source: Consumer Affairs Department (Price Monitoring Cell)
Why are prices increasing
Mustard crusher Sandeep Jaiswal says that mustard seed which was Rs 6500 a quintal a week ago has gone beyond Rs 8000 today. Sandeep says that mustard oil is sold for 120 rupees on Holi and today, 175 rupees have to be sold in today’s date.
Mustard, groundnut, cottonseed are cheaper than soybeans
The situation at this time is that the price of mustard, groundnut, cottonseed is less than that of soyabean. At the same time, crude palm oil is also constantly in strength. Mustard oil (Dadri) mill delivery price rose by Rs 300 to Rs 15,000, while soybean oil, Delhi increased by Rs 150 to Rs 15,500 a quintal. The price of soybean digam at Kandla port was increased by Rs 450 to Rs 14,500 a quintal. Cottonseed oil Haryana rose by Rs 100 to Rs 14,900 per quintal due to the scarcity of goods. While refined palmolein oil rose by Rs 100 to Rs 14,100 a quintal.
