About 50.04 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has so far arrived in the mandis (grain markets) of Haryana.
The Government procuring agencies and traders have purchased at minimum support price all 50,04,442 metric tonnes of wheat that has arrived in the mandis till Tuesday evening during the current procurement season, said a spokesman of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. He said the procurement process is running smoothly in the mandis.
Giving details of the wheat procured by Government agencies, he said that 12,43,459 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured by Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, whereas Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation limited (HAFED) has purchased 17,10,136 metric tonnes of wheat.
The Food Corporation of India has purchased 5,77,062 metric tonnes of wheat, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation has purchased 4,51,862 metric tonnes and 10,18,611 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured by Haryana Warehousing Corporation.
The spokesman said that district Karnal is leading in wheat arrival where 5,84,815 metric tonnes of the crop had been procured followed by district Kaithal, which recorded 5,68,912 metric tonnes of wheat arrival.
Similarly, 2,61,808 metric tonnes of wheat have been procured in Palwal, 3,03,415 metric tonnes in Sonipat, 2,30,603 metric tonnes in Panipat, 3,85,177 metric tonnes in Kurukshetra, 5,21,773 metric tonnes in Jind, 90,594 metric tonnes in Faridabad, 65,726 metric tonnes in Mewat, 1,97,589 metric tonnes in Ambala, 61,114 metric tonnes in Gurugram, 3,87,662 metric tonnes in Fatehabad and 1,54,280 metric tonnes in Rohtak.