More than 56.80 lakh metric tonnes (MTs) of paddy has so far arrived in the mandis of Haryana whereas 51.05 lakh MTs of paddy had arrived during the corresponding period last year.
Out of the total arrival, about 52.15 lakh MTs is leviable paddy. The Government procurement agencies have procured more than 51.85 lakh MTs of paddy and over 4.94 lakh MTs has been procured by millers and dealers, said a spokesman of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department.
He said more than 11.83 lakh MTs of paddy has arrived in mandis of Karnal, 10.96 lakh MTs in Kurukshetra, over 7.21 lakh MTs in Ambala, 6.65 lakh MTs in Kaithal, over 6.25 lakh MTs in Fatehabad, more than 5.17 lakh MTs in Yamunanagar, over 2.13 lakh MTs in Jind, over 1.31 lakh MTs in Palwal.
Over 1.36 lakh MTs arrived in Sirsa, 1.18 lakh MTs in Panchkula, 88,355 MT in Sonipat and 18,995 MTs in Faridabad, said he.
He said 3,651 MTs of paddy has arrived in mandis of Mewat, 1,440 MTs in Rohtak, 167 MTs in Jhajjar and 53 MTs in Gurugram.
The spokesman said that more than 22.06 lakh MTs of paddy has been purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, over 17.97 lakh MTs by Hafed, more than 6.03 lakh MTs by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation, around 5.49 lakh MTs by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation and 28,305 MTs of paddy has been purchased by the Food Corporation of India.