More than 37.19 lakh metric tonnes of wheat have been purchased so far by the government procuring agencies and traders at minimum support price during the ongoing procurement season in Haryana.
The procurement process is running smoothly in the mandis(grain markets) of the state, said a spokesman of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department.
Giving details of the wheat procured by government agencies, he said that over 10.68 lakh 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 more than 14.16 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat.
He said that Food Corporation of India has purchased over 5.38 lakh MT of wheat and Haryana Warehousing Corporation has purchased over 6.96 lakh MT of wheat.
The spokesman said that district Karnal is leading in wheat arrival where over four lakh MT of the crop had been procured followed by Jind, which recorded more than 3.79 lakh MT of wheat arrival.
Similarly, over 3.70 lakh MT arrived in Kaithal, more than 3.57 lakh MT of wheat have been procured in Palwal, 3.24 lakh MT in Sonipat and 3.18 lakh MT in Sirsa.