Govt says wheat crop condition 'normal' so far; plans to procure 34.1 mt

Sources said that the target is flexible and will depend on the quantum of wheat that arrives in the mandis

The Centre on Thursday said the high-powered panel formed to monitor wheat crop has found that the condition of the crop in all the major-growing states was ‘normal’ so far.  

In a related development, the government has laid down a plan to procure around 34.1 million tonnes of wheat in the coming procurement season that will start from April, which will be significantly higher than the actual procu­rement of around 19 million tonnes in FY23. 

Sources said the target will depend on the quantum of wheat that arrives in the mandis.   

The Centre had planned to procure around 43.3 million