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India wheat prospects brighten on cold weather

Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:41pm IST
 
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wheat crop prospects have improved due to favourable cold weather across large areas of its grain growing region, the agriculture secretary said on Tuesday.

"So far weather has been favourable for wheat sowing, but current weather conditions have improved prospects of wheat harvest," said P.K. Mishra.

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