India slashes wheat output estimate by 4.4% as heat-wave dents yields

Capt. John

India is likely to harvest 106.41 million tonnes of wheat in 2022, nearly 4.4% lower than the previous estimate, the farm ministry said on Thursday, as a sudden rise in temperatures during the grain maturity stage slashed yields. The world’s second biggest wheat producer was earlier projected to harvest a record 111.32 million tonnes this …

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Author: Capt. John

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