Wheat production expected to be at record 115 mn tonne: IIWBR Wed, Feb 17 2021 15:27 IST | 0 Views Wheat. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 17 : The Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) has estimated wheat production at a record 115 million tonnes this year, which is around seven per cent more than last year. Experts say that the weather is favourable for the Rabi season crops and farmers have taken a lot of interest in wheat sowing. Interestingly, farmers have been sitting on a sit-in demonstration for almost three months on the borders of Delhi, yet farming has not been affected.