Wheat is an important staple food crop throughout the globe. India is the second largest producer of wheat after China. Being an agrarian state leading in area and production of wheat in India, Uttar Pradesh holds a prominent place in wheat production. The present study examines the growth and instability in wheat area, production and productivity in Uttar Pradesh state over a period of 1950-51 to 2015-16 and also the study tries to decompose the major factors contributing to growth of wheat production in the state. The analysis revealed that throughout the whole period, there is positive significant growth rate in area, production and yield. Sub-period wise analysis showed variations in the rate of growth through different time periods. The analysis of instability showed that production instability (73.7 per cent) was higher compared to area (32 per cent) and yield instability (43 per cent) throughout the whole period. Highest instability was found for the second sub-period, compared to other sub-periods. Decomposition analysis showed that interaction effect of area and yield was the major contributor to the growth in wheat production in the state.

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