More than 24.07 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has so far arrived in various mandis of Haryana during the current procurement season as compared to arrival of over 19.74 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the corresponding period last year.
A spokesman of the State Food and Supplies Department said district Karnal is leading in the paddy arrival where 8,36,266 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis, followed by Kurukshetra with 5,96,402 metric tonnes.
District Kaithal ranks third in the paddy arrival where 3,38,071 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis, in district Ambala 2,40,762 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived. Similarly, in Fatehabad 57,909 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis, in Yamunanagar 87,173 metric tonnes, in Panchkula 35,603 metric tonnes, in Jind 37,767 metric tonnes, in Sirsa 31,752 metric tonnes, in Panipat 1,19,236 metric tonnes and in Sonipat 6,437 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis.
He said that out of the total arrival of paddy, 2,39,942 metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased by the millers. Among the Government agencies, Food and Supplies Department has purchased 11,27,528 metric tonnes of paddy, HAFED 4,99,403 metric tonnes, Agro Industries Corporation 3,01,011 metric tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation 1,62,458 metric tonnes, CONFED 75,975 metric tonnes and Food Corporation of India had purchased 1,581 metric tonnes of paddy, he added.