About 17.23 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy has so far arrived in the mandis (grain markets) of Haryana.
“12.56 lakh MT paddy had arrived in the mandis during the corresponding period last year in the state, said a spokesman of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department on Sunday.
He said that out of total arrived paddy, 17.18 lakh MT is leviable. The government procurement agencies have procured 17.06 lakh MT and 16,939 MT was procured by millers and dealers.
More than 5.45 lakh MT paddy has arrived in mandis of Kurukshetra, 4.09 lakh MT in Karnal, 2.85 lakh MT in Kaithal, 2.52 lakh MT in Ambala, 1.13 lakh MT in Yamunanagar, 44,397 MT in Panchkula, 27,826 MT in Fatehabad, 27,121 MT in Jind, 13,358 MT in Sirsa, 2,470 MT in Sonipat, 748 MT in Palwal and 553 MT in Hisar, said he.
The spokesman said that more than 7.90 lakh MT of paddy have purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, more than 5.78 lakh MT have been purchased by Hafed, 1.99 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation and more than 1.35 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation.