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According to official data, wheat had been planted in 320.54 lakh hectares till the last week. In the preceding 2022-23 crop year (July-June), wheat production achieved a record 110.55 million tonnes, surpassing 107.7 million tonnes from the previous year.
The significant development will pose a threat to African nations which are already facing unprecedented crises of grains and other agricultural products, especially wheat.
Wheat prices have risen more than 60 per cent this year, driven up by disruption from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The surprising defence of India by the Chinese state media came after G7 blamed it for fueling 'global food crisis' and the ever increasing price of commodities.
Against the first estimate of wheat production of 1,113 lakh metric tonnes this year, the estimate was revised to 1,050 LMT due to early summer and heat wave.
MSP (Minimum Support Price) is the rate at which the government buys the grain from farmers. Currently, the government fixes MSPs for 23 crops grown in both kharif and rabi seasons.
The Centre on Monday said it has set a record in wheat procurement at 433.24 lakh tonne so far in the ongoing 2021-22 rabi marketing season.
Untimely widespread rains accompanied by hailstorm and strong winds have flattened wheat crop over one lakh hectares in Punjab with Fazilka district being the worst hit, officials said on Friday. Rains had lashed several parts of Punjab on March 11 and 12.
The change in weather was caused by a Western Disturbance, weather officials here said. There was also report of hailstorm lashing few places in the two states.
Quite simply put, rain and thunderstorm in this month have a direct impact on your monthly budget of the coming year.
The rains have increased worries of wheat farmers as heavy showers are harmful for ripening wheat crop.
Agra: A high-level Central government team headed by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari arrived in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday to visit certain parts of the state where farmers have suffered massive crop loss due to unseasonal
Chandigarh: For nearly a decade, farmer Bhupinder Singh has often looked at the sky to thank god for his bumper wheat crop. This year is different.In the past one month, unseasonal rains and hailstorms have
Chandigarh: Wheat crop in various parts of Punjab have been affected because of rains accompanied by hailstorm in the last few days, though the state agriculture department is expecting bumper output this Rabi marketing season.However,
Chandigarh: Unusual widespread rains accompanied by strong winds are feared to have caused damage to wheat crop in Punjab and Haryana which is likely to have adverse impact on overall yield of winter crop in
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