September 15, 2007

Govt. eyes wheat output of 75.5MMT

Well I wonder with such good production figures why someone would think of importing @$400!!!!!!

The government set a target Friday of producing 75.5-million metric tonnes of wheat in 2008, compared with an actual output of 74.89-million tonnes a year-earlier. Planting of wheat will begin next month for harvest from mid-February onwards. The rice output target for 2007-08 crop year that began in July has been fixed at 93-million tonnes. The total foodgrains output target has been fixed at 221.50-million tonnes, based on the current crop plantings, moisture in the soil, level of water table and availability of fertilizers. The target for oilseeds production has been fixed at 29.99-million tonnes.

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