Weather burns a hole into India’s bread basket

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Untimely heat causes poor grain quality, lower wheat yields in Punjab

LUDHIANA, FEBRUARY 16: At a time when wheat stocks have hit a new low, there is a serious problem to reckon with. Over the last five years, the per hectare yield of wheat in Punjab has fallen. Experts believe it is due to the temperatures rising steadily in January and February, a time most crucial for the wheat crop.
The average day and night temperatures have been 4-5 degrees Celsius higher than the normal.