Nearly 56 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has so far arrived in grain markets across Haryana during the current procurement season.
A spokesperson of the Food and Supplies department said the Government agencies have procured 55.57 lakh MT of wheat whereas, 1,355 MT of wheat have been purchased by traders.
He said that HAFED has purchased highest 20.53 lakh MT of wheat followed by 15.85 lakh MT purchased by Food and Supplies department. Similarly, Agro Industries Corporation has purchased 4.96 lakh MT, Haryana Warehousing Corporation 5.62 lakh MT, CONFED 1.38 lakh MT and Food Corporation of India had procured 7.22 lakh MT of wheat during current procurement season so far.
The spokesperson further said district Sirsa was leading in the wheat arrival where 7.72 lakh MT of wheat has arrived in the grain markets (mandis), followed by Karnal with 6.11 lakh MT. Similarly, 5.56 lakh MT wheat arrived in Jind, 4.13 lakh MT in district Kurukshetra, 5.72 lakh MT in Kaithall, 5.63 lakh MT in Fatehabad, 2.82 lakh MT of wheat in Sonipat, 2.42 lakh MT in Panipat, 1.96 lakh MT in Palwal, 3.70 lakh MT in Hisar, 1.91 lakh MT in Rohtak, 1.81 lakh MT in Ambala, 88,854 MT in Faridabad, 42,132 MT in Gurgaon, 1.07 lakh MT in Jhajjar, 1.43 lakh MT in Yamunanagar, 1.64 lakh MT in Bhiwani, 19,482 MT in Narnaul, 42,497 MT in Mewat and 20,945 MT wheat arrived in various mandis in Panchkula.
He said that farmers had been asked to bring dry and properly cleaned wheat in the grain markets (mandis) so that they might not face any difficulty while selling their produce.