Domestic wheat production likely to reach new record level

02-Apr-2025 03:56 PM

🌾 India’s Wheat Production Set for Record High!

📍 New Delhi: India is on track to achieve record wheat production in 2024-25 due to increased sowing area and favorable weather conditions.

📊 Wheat Production Estimates:

✅ Govt. Estimate: 1154.30 lakh tonnes (⬆️ 21.40 LT from 1132.90 LT in 2023-24)
✅ Experts' View: Actual output may exceed estimates

📈 Key Factors Behind Growth:

🔹 Expanded Sowing Area: 320 lakh hectares (⬆️ from 315.60 lakh hectares in 2023-24)
🔹 Cool Night Temperatures aiding crop maturation
🔹 No Yellow Rust Disease reported so far

⚠️ Possible Challenges:

📌 Slightly higher day temperatures in major producing states
📌 Rising heat in Gujarat & Rajasthan may pose a risk
📌 Harvest timing crucial before heat waves intensify