Decline in wheat yield rate, production, arrival in mandis and government procurement in MP

09-Jul-2024 09:07 PM

Indore. Although the average yield rate of wheat increased well in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh during the 2023-24 Rabi season as compared to the 2022-23 season, it decreased in Madhya Pradesh.

As a result, wheat production in Madhya Pradesh (MP) also declined by about 12 lakh tonnes. Mandi Board data shows that this time only 59 lakh tonnes of wheat arrived in the 175 major wholesale mandis of the state,

which was 5 lakh tonnes less than last year's arrival of 64 lakh tonnes. Out of this, government agencies got the opportunity to buy only 48 lakh tonnes of wheat. 

One of the main reasons for the decrease in wheat arrival and purchase-sale in mandis and government procurement centers is believed to be that private traders bought it in good quantity from farmers outside the mandis at high prices.

According to an agricultural expert, this year the months of February and March were extremely hot in Madhya Pradesh, which is the time when the crops are grain-bearing,

strong and ripe. Apart from this, the yield and quality of wheat were also affected by unseasonal rains and storms.

The farmers whose wheat was affected by bad weather sold the part to the government, but either kept the good quality wheat with themselves or tried to sell it to private traders at a higher price. This led to a huge decline in government procurement.