# India’s wheat output pegged at record high 120 mt on higher acreage, conducive weather - The HinduBusinessLine

> India's wheat output for 2025-26 is projected near a record 120 million tonnes, above the government's 119 million tonne target. Late-planted fields may lose yield if temperatures rise.

- Date: 2026-03-09 · published 2026-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20138-india-s-wheat-output-pegged-at-record-high-120-mt-on-higher-acreage-conducive
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A record Indian crop expands world wheat supply and reduces import demand, which is bearish for prices, though late-planting heat is a modest offset.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-17 | [India's rice stocks hit record, wheat at four-year high - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22817-india-s-rice-stocks-hit-record-wheat-at-four-year-high-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-06 | [US agency projects India’s wheat output at record 115 MT - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25058-us-agency-projects-india-s-wheat-output-at-record-115-mt-economy-news-the.md) | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-09 | [Wheat prices to remain range-bound - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51561-wheat-prices-to-remain-range-bound-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-01 | [EU, UK combined wheat output for 2021-22 seen 8% higher on year at 147 mil mt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48561-eu-uk-combined-wheat-output-for-2021-22-seen-8-higher-on-year-at-147-mil-mt.md) | -10.0% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-15 | [India’s mountain of grain is set to implode - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57018-india-s-mountain-of-grain-is-set-to-implode-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.1% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/indias-wheat-production-put-at-120-mt-on-the-back-of-higher-acreage-conducive-weather-conditions/article70722112.ece

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