Wheat production hinges on MP, Rajasthan as area dips in UP & Punjab
India’s wheat acreage hit a record 334.17 lakh hectares in 2025–26, up 2% year-on-year. Declines in UP, Punjab and Bihar were offset by sharp gains in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Final output will hinge on February temperatures during grain filling.
Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Bihar has been compensated by a significant rise of over 8 lakh hectares (lh) in Madhya Pradesh and about 4 lh in Rajasthan. The increase in acreage in MP and Rajasthan took the pan-India coverage to a record high.
However, the overall production of wheat will depend on the yield in M.P., Rajasthan and Gujarat where the crop matures a little earlier and the temperature in February, the grain-filling period, plays a crucial role in yield. Total wheat acreage stood at an all time high 334.17 lh in 2025-26, compared with 328.04 lh last year, up by 2 per cent.
Among the top six major states that account for nearly 90 per cent of the national coverage under wheat, the acreage in UP was 2 per cent lower at 94.13 lh, Punjab 1 per cent down at 34.89 lh and Bihar 13 per cent lower at 19.92 lh. But, the acreage has increased 11 per cent to 85.73 lh in Madhya Pradesh, 12 per cent to 35.49 lh in Rajasthan and 3 per cent to 24.48 lh in Haryana.
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Source : The Hindu Business line
