Indian farmers are predicted to produce 98.61 million metric tonnes ( mt ) of wheat in the 2017 - 18 rabi or spring harvest , while the annual kharif ( wheat ) harvest is set to increase overall grain production to an all - time high of 279.51 million mt , up 1.6 % on the previous year . However , the bumper crops have coincided with a decline in demand , dragging most rabi crops to well below their minimum support requirements .
Indian farmers are predicted to produce 98.61 million metric tonnes (mt) of wheat in the 2017-18 rabi or spring harvest, while the record kharif (monsoon) harvest is set to increase overall grain production to an all-time high of 279.51 million mt, up 1.6% on the previous year. However, the bumper crops have coincided with a drop in demand, dragging most rabi crops to well below their minimum support prices.