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There has not been a large impact of untimely rain and hailstorm so far in several major wheat-growing areas, and those might have damaged around 3 per cent of the standing crop not enough to make a big dent in the expected 112 million tonnes of production in FY24, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
Relentless rain pounded most North Indian states all through March.
Separately, the chairman of Food Corporation of India (FCI), Ashok K Meena, told reporters the agency was on track to achieve the targeted 34 million tonnes of procurement in FY24 on the back of a strong start to the purchase season from Madhya Pradesh.
Agencies There has not been a large impact of untimely rain and hailstorm so far in several major wheat-growing areas, and those might have damaged around 3 per cent of the standing crop not enough to make a big dent in the expected 112 million tonnes of production in FY24, a senior government