2. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS  MENTHAL OIL IS OBTAINED BY STEAM DISTILLATION OF MENTHAL ARVENSIS LEAVE.  MENTHAL IS OF TWO TYPE CRYSTAL AND FLAKES.  MENTHAL OIL IS USED IN FOOD, PHARMA, PERFUMERY AND FLAVOURING INDUSTRY.

3. SUPPLY AND DEMAND SCENARIO  INDIA IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER AND EXPORTER OF MENTHA OIL IN THE WORLD.  MENTHA OIL IS CULTIVATED IN INDIA IN THE REGION OF PUNJAB,HARYANA,HIMACHAL PRADESH,UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR.  TOTAL FARMING AREA OF MENTHA OIL IN INDIA IS ABOUT 125000 HECTARES.  INDIA PRODUCE 15000TONNES OF MINT OIL EXPORT 3000 TONNES EARN Rs.100 CRORES FOREIGHN EXCHANGE ANNUALLY.

4. LARGEST EXPORTER  INDIA IS A LARGEST EXPORTER OF MINT OIL TO NUMBER OF COUNTRIES.  LIKE. 1.BRAZIL 2.FRANCE 3.CHINA 4.USA 5.UK 6.JAPAN 7.GERMANY

5. EXPORT PATTERN OF MENTHA OIL.

6. MAJOR MARKET OF MENTHA OIL IN INDIA  MAJOR MENTHA OIL MARKET IS IN UP.  UP’S 3 MAJOR AREA FAMOUS FOR MENTHA OIL PRODUCTION.  CHANDAUSI.  SAMBHAL.  BARABANKI.

7. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MARKET  AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE MENTHA CROP FARMING IS DEPEND ON THE CLIMATE DURING MARCH,APRIL AND MAY.  HEAVY RAIN AND COLD WAVES ARE THE NEGATIVE FACTORS WHICH ADVERSELY EFFECT ITS FARMING.  MENTHA OIL PRICE UP DURING OFF SEASON AND DOWN DURING HARVESTING SEASON THIS HAPPEN DUE TO HOLDING.

8. SOWING SEASON (FEBRUARY- MARCH) MATURITY PERIOD (90 DAYS) HARVESTING PERIOD (MAY-JUNE)

9. Year/MonthJanFebMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec 2014810760790820798725 673 672 2013124612731035949872920867816838832840807 2012130715021996150111481194118312911157111111691350 2011110410431111103084281191910561155124712971286 201057955857362967270367871077186511361029 2009510502521544529498462473508 527574 Mentha ’ s Lowest Level Since 2009-2014

10. ANALYST’S REPORT ON MENTHA OIL  SINCE PAST YEAR THERE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PRESSURE ON MENTHA OIL ‘S PRICE.  MENTHA OIL PRICE HAS REDUCED MORE THAN 70% IN LAST TWO YEARS.  IN 2012 MENTHA OIL’S PRICE TOUCHED RECORD LEVEL OF Rs.2564.  THEREAFTER PRICE REDUCED TO Rs.672 28 AUG. 2014

11. FALL IN PRICE DUE TO…  HUGE STOCK.  THIS YEAR 45 THOUSAND TONNES OF MENTHA OIL IS PRODUCED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.  AND 10 THOUSAND TONNES OF LAST YEAR YET TO BE CONSUMED.

12. ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION  ANOTHER REASON OF FALLING MENTHA OIL PRICE IS AN ALTERNATIVE BY CHINA.  AND THIS ARTIFICIAL MENTHA IS CHEAPER FOR BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGHN COMPANIES.  ARTIFICIAL MENTHA HAS SPOILED INDIAN MARKET,WHICH RESULT IN FALL IN PRICE AND EXPORT OF MENTHA.

13. FALL DUE TO GOVERNMENT …  FALL IN PRICE OF MENTHA IS ALSO DUE TO BAN ON GUTKA PRODUCTION BY MANY STATE GOVERNMENT.

14. 2015 REPORTS ON MENTHA OIL.  MENTHA OIL PRICE MOVED 1.38% TO Rs. 764.20 per kg. DUE TO RICE IN DEMAND OF CONSUMING INDUSTRIES. (5 FEB.2015)  MENTHA OIL PRICE DECLINED BY.87% TO Rs.756 per kg. DUE TO FALL IN DEMAND. (16 FEB.2015)  9 MARCH 2015. TO REDUCE THE COST OF MENTHA INDUSTRIES SHIFTED TOWARD THE ARTIFICIAL COMSUMPTION OF MENTHA OIL.

15. PRODUCTION SCENARIO  FUTURE OF MENTHA IS IN DARK AS THE COST OF PRODUCTION IS INCREASING AND FARMERS ARE NOT GETING MSP ON IT.  COST OF PRODUCTION OF MENTHA OIL.  PUNJAB 700 rs. For per kg  Bihar 650rs. For per kg.  Up 400 rs. For per kg.  This show the future of mentha oil is in dark.