Wheat crop not affected by recent unseasonal rains: Govt

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The government today said that the standing wheat crop has not been affected due to recent unseasonal rains.

"We have checked with four states - Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. There is no damage," Agriculture Secretary Shobhana Pattanayak told reporters.

However, the harvesting will be delayed for 4-5 days where the crop is still wet, he added.

There have been sporadic unseasonal rains in some of the wheat growing states for last three days.

The government is estimating a record 96.6 million tonnes of wheat in the 2016-17 crop year (July-June).