India 's wheat output is expected to drop in 2019 as lower moisture levels and higher temperatures affect the winter -sown crop, analysts said. Output will fall from the record seen last year after the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh , which account for 10% of Q3 's wheat production, received 15% less rain than usual in India . “Instead of six acres, I planted wheat on three acres and chickpeas on the remaining area as tube wells are not pumping enough water,” said Mukesh Mandloi, a farmer from Sehore in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. As water scarcity and high temperatures have forced many farmers to plant chickpeas in favour of thirsty wheat, local wheat prices have risen 15% in last year . That could prompt the government to cut import taxes and release stocks from its warehouses.
India 's wheat output is expected to drop in 2019 as lower moisture levels and higher temperatures affect the winter -sown crop, analysts said. Output will fall from the record seen last year after the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh , which account for 10% of Q3 's wheat production, received 15% less rain than usual in India . As water scarcity and high temperatures have forced many farmers to plant chickpeas in favour of thirsty wheat, local wheat prices have risen 15% in last year . That could prompt the government to cut import taxes and release stocks from its warehouses.