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India Braces for Scorching March, Wheat Crop at Risk
Hindustan Times West UP
|February 28, 2025
India is poised to enter the summer season with one of the warmest March months on record, and above-average temperatures throughout most of the month threaten to cut yields of the maturing wheat crop, two weather bureau officials said.
MUMBAI:
India, the world's second-biggest wheat producer, is counting on a bumper harvest in 2025 to avoid costly imports, after three consecutive years of poor crop yields since 2022.
Higher temperatures could reduce yields for the fourth straight year, trimming overall production and forcing authorities to lower or remove the 40% import tax to facilitate overseas shipments to tide over shortages.
This story is from the February 28, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times West UP.
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