More than 64.27 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat has so far arrived in various grains markets during the current procurement season as compared to over 58.55 lakh metric tonnes arrived during the corresponding period last year in Haryana.
A spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department said that the government agencies have procured 64.24 lakh MT of wheat whereas, 2779 MT of wheat have been purchased by traders. HAFED has purchased highest 24.83 lakh MT of wheat followed by 17.82 lakh MT purchased by Food and Supplies Department. Agro Industries Corporation has purchased 5.70 lakh MT, Haryana Warehousing Corporation 6.30 lakh MT, CONFED 1.60 lakh MT and Food Corporation of India had procured 7.97 lakh MT of wheat.
The spokesperson said that the district Sirsa is leading in the wheat arrival where over 9.26 lakh MT of wheat has arrived in the grains markets (mandis), followed by Fatehabad with 7.03 lakh MT. Similarly, over 6.58 lakh MT wheat arrived in Karnal, over 6.05 lakh MT in Jind, around 5.96 lakh MT in district Kaithal, more than 4.53 lakh MT in Kurukshetra and 4.54 lakh MT of wheat in Hisar.