More than 62.45 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy have so far arrived in the mandis (grain markets of Haryana during the ongoing procurement season.
During this period last year, about 56.15 lakh MT paddy had arrived in the mandis, said a spokesman of the Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department.
Out of total arrived paddy, 53.50 lakh MT is leviable. The government procurement agencies have procured about 53.18 lakh MT and over 9.26 lakh MT was procured by millers and dealers, said the spokesman.
He said that more than 12.30 lakh MT has arrived in mandis of Karnal, more than 11.24 lakh MT paddy in Kurukshetra, more than 7.27 lakh MT in Ambala, over 7.23 lakh MT in Kaithal, more than 6.91 lakh MT in Fatehabad, more than 5.28 lakh MT in Yamunanagar, about 2.96 lakh MT in Jind, more than 1.86 lakh MT in Sirsa, over 1.40 lakh MT in Palwal, more than 1.66 lakh MT in Sonipat, over 1.21 lakh MT in Panchkula.
The spokesman said that more than 22.57 lakh MT of paddy have been purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, more than 18.33 lakh MT have been purchased by Hafed, overe 6.30 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation, more than 5.67 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation and 31,389 MT have been purchased by the Food Corporation of India.
He said that 27,304 MT of bajra has arrived in the mandis, as compared to 20,527 MT during the corresponding period last year. While traders have purchased 20,963 MT of bajra, government agencies have so far procured 6,341 MT, he added.