Wheat consumption and production

Cost Estimates of Production wheat - 2014-15

State A2+FL C2 Cost of Yield (Qtl./Hec.)

Production
(`/Qtl.)
Bihar 27472.02 41449.06 1230.82 26.52
Gujarat 32999.68 42296.08 1239.07 31.39
Haryana 33649.03 61318.70 1240.99 39.96
Himachal 22866.27 34047.93 1750.37 14.32
Pradesh
Jharkhand 20858.74 28809.65 1734.07 13.86
Karnataka 21188.53 27278.85 2354.04 10.16
Madhya 26220.56 43954.60 1127.43 32.73
Pradesh
Maharashtra 34275.35 45942.98 1992.76 22.44
Punjab 27772.52 52590.47 1081.84 42.88
Rajasthan 35872.93 50089.47 1156.25 34.58
Uttar Pradesh 32744.41 51080.58 1502.89 25.88
Uttarakhand 22637.88 38400.52 1277.32 24.24
West Bengal 40418.69 52547.92 1585.96 30.82

NOTE
1. Cost A2 includes all actual expenses in cash & kind incurred in production by
owner, interest on value of owned fixed capital assets(excluding land), rental
value of owned land(net of land revenue) and imputed value of family labour.
2. Family Labour is calculated on the basis of statuory wage rate or the actual
market rate,whichever is higher.

Procurement of wheat from each state year

wise
State wise 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
Punjab 10958 12834 10897 11641 10344 10649 11706
Uttar 3461 5063 682 628 2267 797 3699
Pradesh
Haryana 6928 8665 5873 6495 6778 6752 7432
Rajasthan 1303 1964 1268 2159 1300 762 1245
Chhattisgarh - - 9 -

Uttarakhand 42 139 5 1 4 2 2
Bihar 557 772 0 0 0 -

Chandigarh 7 17 8 5 11 7 8
Delhi 8 31 Neg. 0 2 -

Gujarat 105 156 0 0 73 - 7

Himachal 1 1 Neg. Neg. 0 -
Pradesh
Jammu and - 9 0 0 0 -
Kashmir
Madhya 4965 8493 6355 7094 7309 3992 6725
Pradesh
Maharashtra - 2 0 0 0 -

Jharkhand - - 0 0 0 -

West Bengal - 2 2 0 0 -

All India 28335 38148 25092 28023 28088 22962 30824

Neg. = Below 500 tonnes

1 = 1,000 Tonnes

Therefore from above table and data given by them we can infer that
Wheat cultivation in India traditionally been dominated by the northern
region of India. The northern states of Punjab and Haryana Plains in
India have been prolific wheat producers. While this cereal grass has
been studied carefully in the past, recent years of painstaking research
by India's finest scientific talent has paid off with the development of
distinctly superior varieties of Durum Wheat.

This hard wheat is cultivated in clayey soil and is highly sought after for
its physical characteristics. Its high gluten strength and uniform golden
colour makes it ideal for bread making and pasta preparation unlike the
softer commercially high yielding wheat, which lacks the strength and
consistency of durum. Today, India is exporting sufficient quantities of
all types of wheat and extensive research efforts are underway for
improving its cereals and grain output in the years to come.Wheat
cultivation has traditionally been dominated by the northern region of
India. The northern states of Punjab and Haryana Plains in India have
been prolific wheat producers. While this cereal grass has been studied
carefully in the past, recent years of painstaking research by India's
finest scientific talent has paid off with the development of distinctly
superior varieties of Durum Wheat.With a production reaching ten times
in past five years, India is today the second largest wheat producer in
the whole world. Various studies and researches show that wheat and
wheat flour play an increasingly important role in the management of
India’s food economy.

Major wheat growing states in India are

• Uttar Pradesh
• Punjab
• Haryana
• Madhya Pradesh,
• Rajasthan
• Bihar
• Gujarat.

The main varieties of wheat grown in India are as

follows
VL-832,
VL-804,
HS-365,
HS-240 ,
HD2687,
WH-147,
WH-542,
PBW-343,
WH-896(d),
PDW-233(d),
UP-2338,
PBW-502,
Shresth (HD 2687),
Aditya (HD 2781),
HW-2044,
HW-1085,
NP-200(di),
HW-741.

Consumption of wheat in India

State Per capita
consumption in
2001-02 (in kg)
Wheat
Andhra pradesh 3
Assam 7
Bihar 72
Haryana 122
Madhya Pradesh 89
Maharashtra 42
Orissa 7
Punjab 114
Rajasthan 89
Tamil Naidu 4
Uttar pradesh 103
West Bengal 12
All India Avg 51

Conclusion:

Thus, according to the data shown above we can conclude that

the best places to buy wheat from are:
1. Punjab
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Bihar
4. Gujrat
5. Rajasthan
6. Haryana

And Best places to sell wheat are:

1. Haryana
2. Punjab
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Rajasthan
5. Madhya Pradesh
6. Bihar