Wheat production

Late duration and climate-resilient varieties drive India’s wheat output to exceed 115 million tonnes

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Wheat production may be over 115 million tonnes (mt) this year, exceeding the government’s second advance estimates of 112.02 mt and also the target of 114 mt due to 4-5 per cent rise in yield. However, the government has not been able to procure wheat from States other than Punjab and Haryana per plan after … Read more

Wheat stock drops to 16-year low, a tad above buffer norm

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Wheat stock in Central government’s reserves fell to its lowest in the last 16 years on April 1. It is still at 42,000 tonnes above the buffer norm of 74.6 lakh tonnes (lt). This has resulted in private traders pushing up their buying using various alternatives, despite the government’s ‘unofficial order’ asking them to stay … Read more