India 's wheat output is expected to drop in 2019 as lower moisture levels and higher temperatures affect the monsoon - sown crop , analysts said . * Output will fall from the record seen last year after the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh , which accounted for 45 % of India 's wheat production , received 10 % less rain than usual in Q3 . 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 the past five months . That could prompt the government to cut import duties 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 monsoon - sown crop , analysts said . Output will fall from the record seen last year after the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh , which accounted for 45 % of India 's wheat production , received 10 % less rain than usual in Q3 . 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 the past five months . That could prompt the government to cut import duties and release stocks from its warehouses .