Haryana has procured more than 16.94 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy during the current Kharif season till October 11.
During this period last year, 11.16 lakh MT paddy had arrived in the mandis (grain markets) of the State.
A spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department on Monday said that of the total arrival, more than 16.38 lakh MT paddy was leviable and 55,598 MT paddy was non-leviable. W hile Government procurement agencies have purchased more than 15.51 lakh MT paddy, millers and dealers purchased 1.43 lakh MT paddy.
He said that Kurukshetra had received the maximum amount of paddy at over five lakh MT. Of the total arrival, more than 4.22 lakh MT paddy has arrived in Karnal, about 2.67 lakh MT in Kaithal, over 2.39 lakh MT in Ambala, 1.13 lakh MT in Yamunanagar, 53,743 MT in Fatehabad, 46,289 MT in Panchkula, 25,487 MT in Jind, 21,029 MT in Sirsa, 3,328 MT in Hisar, 1,682 MT in Sonipat and 426 MT in Faridabad.
The Food and Supplies Department has purchased over 7.55 lakh MT of paddy, more than 5.58 lakh MT have been purchased by HAFED, 1.48 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation and 88,517 MT have been purchased by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation, added the spokesperson.