India sets ambitious wheat production target for 2025/26

The Indian government has set an ambitious target for wheat production for the Rabi season 2025/26, setting it at 119 million tonnes, 1.26% higher than the previous season’s record of 117.51 ​​million tonnes, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said at the concluding session of the National Agriculture Conference – Rabi Abhiyan 2025, which concluded on September 16, 2025 in New Delhi. The target is 3.47% higher than last year’s target of 115 million tonnes, reflecting the government’s confidence in the growth of the agricultural sector. The overall target for Rabi 2025/26 MY production of cereals is 171.14 million tonnes, which is part of the national target of 362.50 million tonnes for the entire agricultural year (July 2025-June 2026), which is 2.4% higher than the previous year’s 353.96 million tonnes. Chauhan highlighted that 25 million tonnes of seeds have already been secured for the Rabi sowing campaign, which is more than the required quantity of 22.9 million ...