NEW DELHI: The agriculture ministry on Thursday said that wheat output will shrink nearly 3% to 106 million tonnes this year — the first decline since 2014-15 — and blamed the unsual hot weather for the fall in production. Wheat production stood at a record 109 million tonnes in the 2020-21 crop year. In February,
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday lowered its wheat purchase estimate for the current Rabi procurement season to 19.5 million tonnes — the lowest in the past 13 years. It said wheat production is estimated to be around 105 MTs, nearly 6% less than original estimate. Union food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said the sharp decline
As China tries to restart manufacturing in areas hit by Covid-19 lockdowns, companies are discovering that reopening their factories is not so simple. Still, resumption is gradual—the company said its plant is operating at less than full capacity. Many suppliers of the U.S. electric-vehicle maker in the nearby province of Jiangsu had been shut for
