Centre projects record wheat, mustard and chana crop this rabi season

Estimates 4% increase in wheat output, around 1% for chana, and 7% for mustard

Wheat production in the coming rabi marketing season (2023-24) is expected to be at an all-time high of 112.18 million tonnes (MT), up 4.12 per cent from last year, on the back of a sharp increase in acreage, according to the second advance estimates of the agriculture ministry released on Tuesday.

Production of mustard and chana are also projected to hit record highs this season, the estimates show.

A good harvest of wheat, chana and mustard will help the Centre to rein in food inflation, particularly in cereals, which rose again in January.

However, the forecasts, particularly of wheat, rest