Logo

Logo

Favorable weather : Haryana expecting bumper wheat yield

Prolonged winter season and timely rainfalls have raised hope for bumper wheat production in Haryana this year despite low wheat…

Favorable weather : Haryana expecting bumper wheat yield

(Getty Images)

Prolonged winter season and timely rainfalls have raised hope for bumper wheat production in Haryana this year despite low wheat sowing this season.

Agriculture department officials said  wheat production in the state is likely to go over 120 lakh metric tonne (MTs) this year, nearly six
lakh MTs higher than the yields outcome last year.

Haryana Agriculture Joint Director (Statistics), Jagraj Dandi told The Statesman that as compared to a total 114 lakh MTs wheat production last year, this season the production is expected to be beyond expectation of 120 lakh MT.

Advertisement

He said, "Prolonged winter this season and suitable rainfalls have raised hope for higher production this year as a dip in temperature is good sign for yield of wheat crop. Moreover, prospects are good so far for the current Rabi season. The yield per hectare is also expected to be higher this year as comparatively."

Moreover, crop damage is also lower than the last year so far, except hailstorm damaging crops in few areas, he added. Remarkably, the department forecasts excellent show for the Rabi season in spite of lesser wheat sowing this year just because of suitable weather conditions so far this season.

Official data shows that a total 25.38 lakh hectares this season, decline of nearly 40,000 hectares as compared to 25.80 lakh hectares during the corresponding period. However, the Department had targeted to take the wheat cultivation in the state up to 25.50 lakh hectares.

Though, the recent hailstorm spells took place in southern parts of Haryana could affect the Rabi crops adversely.

According to official information, Haryana contributes 14 per cent to the Central Pool despite having only 1.4 per cent of the country’s
total area. During 2015-16, food grain production of 163.33 lakh MTs was achieved by the state.

Rabi procurement season is expected to commence from coming April 1, onwards. Wheat mainly will be procured by the state's Food & Supply Department, Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED), Haryana Warehousing Corporation (HWC), Haryana Agro 0Industries Corporation (HAIC), Food Corporation of India (FCI), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board (HSAMB) and Private Entrepreneurs (PEG).

Procurement agencies in Haryana have storage capacity for 111 lakh MTs including 89.47 lakh MTs covered while 21.51 lakh MTs open storage.

Out of which 96.58 lakh MTs storage is owned by the above mentioned procuring agencies while 12.42 lakh MTs is hired by them. Besides, two lakh MTs storage is available with Adanai group Silos in district Kaithal. 

Advertisement