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Govt expects 82 MT wheat production this year

Government hopes to surpass last year"s all-time high production of 80.58 million tonnes of wheat, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told the Rajya Sabha today and described as manageable the current food security situation in the country. He said during Question Hour that states like Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have reported more area under wheat this year. "With high levels of production of rice and wheat during last season and resultant comfortable stocks, food security situation in the country at present is manageable," he said.

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