Wheat is an important cereal crop and staple food in India. The government plays a role in wheat production through minimum support prices. Wheat prices usually rise between December and February due to market scarcity, and fluctuate throughout the year based on factors like weather, harvest levels, and demand and supply. Demand is affected by price, population growth, income changes, and expectations for the future, while supply depends on price, environmental conditions, production technology, seeds, fertilizer, irrigation, machinery, infrastructure, and the gap between domestic production levels and demand.

1. WHEAT

2. Wheat Production in India
• Important cereal
• Staple Food
• Different type
• Government play important role
through MSP

3. Price Trend
• December to Feb due to scarcity in the market the prices are
usually high.
• In April: The prices of wheat are Rs.14,918.93per metric ton
nearly 4.69 % increase than the last month.
• Reason-Good whether and record harvest led to the downward
pressure on the food prices inflation.
• In May-The prices of wheat are Rs. 15,913.93 per metric ton
nearly 6.67 % increase than the last month.

4. Factors affecting Demand of wheat
• The main factor affecting demand is Price-when Price goes up,
demand goes down and vice versa.
• Growing demands for wheat based product.
• Change in population.
• Income change.
• Future expectation.

5. Factors affecting supply of wheat
• Price
• Environmental conditions
• The production technology.
• Other issues which affect the supply are:
• improved seeds, Fertilizer availability, irrigation water, farm machinery.
• Infrastructure Roads.
• India make a record of 81.47 million tonnes but the demand of wheat is still
much higher.