India hopes for better wheat production
As of now wheat import is no more on the agenda of the Indian government. Last year the import of wheat had caused a controversy with both right and left wing parties attacking the government.
India's agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said better wheat production due to favourable weather conditions was expected this year.
He said rain in some parts of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh would be really beneficial for wheat crop and growth would be good.
Meanwhile, the agriculture ministry has released the Advance Estimates of production for major crops grown.
In 2007-08 the food-grains production at 219.32 million ton was estimated to be an all time record. Also the government has revised upwards wheat production to over 75 million ton for 2006-07 and hopes that output in the current season too will be better as weather conditions have been conducive for the crop. The final estimates, however, would be released later.
Rice and maize production at the estimated level of just over 94 million ton and 16.78 million ton respectively are going to touch an all time high. Soyabean and cotton production at 9.45 million ton and at 23.38 million bales of 170 kg each respectively were also estimated to be a record.
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