Agriculture minister Sanjeev Chopra has said that India's wheat production for the 2025-26 crop year is likely to be around 110 to 120 million tonnes (MT) following crop damage from unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms in key growing states. The agriculture ministry earlier estimated the production at 120.21 million tonnes, up from 117.94 million tonnes in the previous year, before the adverse weather struck.

Meanwhile, industry body -- the Roller Flour Millers' Federation of India (RFFI) projected the wheat output at 110.65 million tonnes for 2025-26, slightly above the 109.63 million tonnes produced in 2024-25, after factoring in recent weather damage. 

The government procured 16.4 million tonnes of wheat so far this season and raised its procurement target to 34.5 million tonnes from an earlier goal of 30 million tonnes. Procurement targets have been raised in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Uttarakhand, and the government relaxed procurement norms for all four states except Uttarakhand. The government permitted exports of 5 million tonnes of wheat and one million tonnes of wheat products in phases.