India’s wheat production is set to jump to a record after all-time high prices prompted farmers to expand planting areas with high-yielding varieties and good weather conditions. “This year production could rise to 112 MMT because of the higher area and favorable weather,” Gyanendra Singh, director at the Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, told Reuters. Farmers planted wheat on 33.22 million hectares to wheat, up nearly 1% from last year. Meanwhile, India media reports the Indian government is reviewing export curbs on wheat and sugar
India Could Produce Record Wheat Crop
India’s wheat production is set to jump to a record. . .
(AgWeb)
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