Wheat harvest closer to 60 000 tonnes at the moment, says Zhanda

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture Paddy Zhanda has said although the nation is not yet through with the wheat harvesting they are getting closer to 60 000 tonnes harvest.

Zhanda was responding to questions asked by senators over the harvest.

"We are not yet through with the harvesting of wheat but at the moment, we are getting closer to 60 000 tonnes. It has exceeded last year's harvest. Be that as it may, we do not believe that the 60 000 tonnes will suffice the supply of bread and other such products for a year," he said.

"We expect that the final figure would have been higher than that so that so that we import less wheat."