In Haryana, 64.40 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat have so far arrived in the mandis (grain markets) of the State, which is the highest arrival till date.
As many as 56.61 lakh MT had arrived in the mandis during the corresponding period last year, said a spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department.
He said that out of the total arrival, 64.39 lakh MT have been purchased by the Government procurement agencies at Minimum Support Price.
Giving details of the wheat procured by government agencies, he said that more than 17.02 lakh MT of wheat has been procured by Food and Supplies Department, whereas HAFED has purchased 23.70 lakh MT of wheat.
He said that Food Corporation of India has purchased 6.99 lakh MT of wheat, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation 5.78 lakh MT, and 10.88 lakh MT of wheat have been procured by Haryana Warehousing Corporation. He said that apart from this, 1,037 MT of wheat have been procured by traders.
District Sirsa was leading in wheat arrival where more than 9.57 lakh MT have so far arrived in the mandis. Karnal has recorded arrival of more than 6.76 lakh MT, district Jind more than 6.12 lakh MT and Hisar has recorded arrival of more than 4.35 lakh MT, he added.