Wheat target set for divisions

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FAISALABAD: The agriculture department has set wheat target for divisions in the province.

A spokesman for the agriculture department said on Sunday that a target of 19.4 million ton had been fixed for wheat production in Punjab and 16.7 million acres of land would be brought under wheat cultivation across the province.

He said a target of 2,493,123 metric tons would be achieved from Faisalabad division by cultivation wheat over 2,004,000 acres of land whereas 1,628,000 acres of land would be brought under wheat cultivation at Sargodha Division to achieve a target of 1,609,000 metric tons.