Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the maximum temperature in the plains of North India in the month of February was around 32 to 33 degrees.
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The central government said in Parliament on Wednesday that less Production during the last season due to purchase of wheat Decreased. However, wheat was sold by farmers at prices higher than the MSP. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that wheat production is likely to remain normal this year and is less likely to be affected by rising temperatures. Besides this, sufficient stock of wheat is available in the Central Pool to meet the requirements of the country till the next wheat crop.
The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister said that the maximum temperature in February 2023 in the plains of North India was around 32 to 33 degrees in most of the areas. There is no possibility of adverse effect on the development of wheat grain in this temperature, because the temperature can be reduced by 2-3 degrees by irrigation. In such a situation, the possibility of wheat being affected by high temperature remains very less.
Wheat production may remain at 112.18 million tonnes
Let us tell you that in the past, while issuing an estimate, the Central Government had said that the production of wheat in the country could be 112.18 million tonnes in the agricultural year 2022-23, which is 4.44 million tonnes more than the production achieved during 2021-22. At present, there is no proposal before the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) to lift the ban on export of wheat. During the current financial year till January 2023, India has exported wheat worth Rs 11728.36 crore.
Decided to sell 50 lakh tonnes of wheat through e-auction
At the same time, in the month of January this year, the prices of wheat had increased abnormally several times. Due to this the rate of flour had become very expensive. In such a situation, FCI started selling additional stock of wheat through e-auction to control the prices. In fact, under the Open Market Sale Scheme, FCI sells the excess stock of wheat from the central pool in the open market from time to time. This year FCI decided to sell 50 lakh tonnes of wheat through e-auction. By March 15, he had sold 4.5 million tonnes of wheat. Its effect is also being seen in the retail market. Due to this, the prices of flour and wheat have come down.
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