Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra stated on Thursday that the government is optimistic of a record wheat harvest of 112.18 million tonne in the June 2022-23 crop year, despite poor grain quality in some regions of the country. In the 2022-23 crop year (July-June), the government anticipates a record 112.18 million tonne of wheat production. Wheat creation had declined hardly to 107.74 million ton in the earlier year because of intensity wave in certain states.
In many states, the procurement process by state-owned FCI and state agencies has already begun.
The Centre said on Monday that recent untimely rains and hailstorms in key producing states are estimated to have damaged between 8 and 10 percent of the wheat crop. However, better yield prospects in late-sown areas are anticipated to make up for the production loss.