Karnal, April 9 -- Director general (DG) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Mangi Lal Jat on Wednesday said that despite adverse weather conditions including rain and heat, the country is surpassing last year's annual wheat production target.

The DG stated that with 40% harvesting complete, India's wheat production is estimated to cross 119 million tonnes (MT), surpassing last year's total annual production of 117.94 MT. The DG said that despite adverse weather conditions in the past few months, the production of Haryana and Punjab will also rise.

The Union government has set the annual production target for 2025-26 at 121 MT, up nearly 2% from the last year. India is the world's biggest wheat producer after China, an...