The federal government expects to obtain 427.36 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) wheat through the upcoming rabi advertising and marketing season (RMS) 2021-22, with the very best amount of 135 LMT wheat estimated to be procured from Madhya Pradesh.
In an announcement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Shopper Affairs, Meals and Public Distribution mentioned, “A complete amount of 427.363 LMT wheat has been estimated for procurement through the forthcoming RMS 2021-22 which is 9.56% greater than the 389.93 LMT procured throughout RMS 2020-21.”
Within the present rabi crop season, wheat manufacturing is estimated to succeed in an all-time excessive of 10.92 crore tonnes through the present crop yr (July-June), which is 1.28 per cent greater than the earlier excessive of 10.78 crore tonnes in 2019-20.
Earlier, Punjab was the main state to produce the very best amount of wheat for the central pool. Nonetheless, final yr, Madhya Pradesh took a lead over the state.