Despite rain loss, wheat yield set to cross 160 lakh tonnes, says Agri dept

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The total wheat yield in Punjab is expected to cross 160 lakh tonnes in the current rabi season..

It is less than the earlier production estimates of a bumper crop when the yield was predicted to cross 175 lakh tonnes before the rainfall, high-velocity winds and hailstorm that began on March 25 and continued till April 5..

The state food and civil supplies department, conducting the procurement of wheat, has also set a target of a total wheat purchase of 115-120 lakh tonnes..

A complete report of all the 2,000 crop-cutting experiments is expected in the upcoming week to give a clear picture of the wheat yield, he said.. VTS system delays lifting..

The vehicle tracking system (VTS), which the state food and civil supplies department is installing to track the movement of wheat from the mandis to storage points or the railheads is leading to a delay in the lifting of the purchased crop from the mandis..

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