As per Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K. Patnaik, total wheat production for the year 2016/17 may touch 950 lakh tons that is around 15 lakh tons down than the target set by Central Government. The Central Government has set wheat production target at 965 lakh tons for the current year. This year, area under wheat cultivation has increased and weather is also favorable in key wheat producing states.
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