More than 55.51 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy have arrived in the mandis (grain markets) of Haryana as compared to more than 44.90 lakh MT during the corresponding period last year.
A spokesman of the Food and Supplies Dept on Sunday said that of the total arrival, more than 42.43 lakh MT paddy has been purchased by Govt procurement agencies and the rest has been purchased by millers and dealers. Giving further details, the spokesman said that more than 19.37 lakh MT of paddy have purchased by the Food and Supplies Department, over 14.96 lakh MT have been purchased by Hafed, more than 4.35 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Agro-Industries Corporation and over 3.73 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation.
He added that while Karnal has received the maximum amount of paddy at 12.07 lakh MT, more than 10.08 lakh MT paddy has arrived in Kurukshetra, more than 7.23 lakh MT in Kaithal.
The spokesman said that farmers have been advised to clean and dry their harvest properly before bringing them to the market so that they do not have to face any problems in storage due to high moisture content.
