Wheat Harvest Nears Completion but Government Procurement Slows Across North India
The procurement of wheat, the primary staple in much of north India, has slowed despite 98 per cent of this season’s crop being harvested, according to latest government figures. Wheat was planted over 33.417 million hectares (mha) in the Rabi season 2025-26. According to data from the crop division of the Union Ministry of Agriculture…