date:Aug 08, 2013
he country accounting for almost 70 per cent of the aggregate cereal production.
Irrigated wheat covers only one-third of the total wheat area, thus the bulk of the wheat crop depends on the performance of the seasonal precipitation. Most of the rainfed wheat crop is concentrated in the north-western region of the country. Small amounts of rice and maize are also produced in the country.
Wheat imports expected to decline but overall cereal imports expected to remain high in 2013/14 marketing y