China's Wheat Harvest Risks 7-year Low As Farmers Battle Drought
In today's episode of India Global, China's wheat output could drop as much as 5% this year to the lowest since 2018, after recent drought in key growing regions stressed the crop. Parts of China's wheat belt in Shaanxi and Henan provinces have been hit hard by hot, dry weather, with the sun baking the soil into cracked slabs and scorching the wheat before it could ripen. Last month, Shaanxi recorded its highest average temperatures since records began in 1961. NDTV's Gaurie Dwivedi speaks with Senior Fellow Taihe Institute & Chairman of Asia Narratives Substack Einar Tangen to discuss this and more.
