Top 3 wheat-producing states in India

Sandeep Singh

Jul 25,2024

Top 3 wheat-producing states in India

Do you know where India's wheat comes from? Here's a list of top wheat-producing states in the country, as per data from Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Ministry data. 

Uttar Pradesh

At 35.4 MT a year, UP is the top wheat-producing state in India.

UP

To put things into perspective, it is 31.4% of the country's overall wheat output. 

Madhya Pradesh

At 21.3 MT, MP is the second largest wheat-growing state in the country.

MP 

That is 18.8% of the country's total rice production. 

Punjab

Punjab is the third largest wheat-producing state in India, at 17.8 MT. 

Punjab

That makes up for 15.6% of the country's total wheat output. 

Top wheat-producing states

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