The government agencies in Haryana have procured more than 78.91 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat, surpassing the last year’s procurement of 74.25 lakh MT in the State.
While the state agencies have so far procured over 78.91 lakh metric tonnes, the traders have procured 441 metric tonnes of wheat in the state, said a spokesman of Haryana Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department.
Giving details of the wheat procured by government agencies, he said that over 32.04 lakh MT has been procured by Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation limited (HAFED), whereas Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department has purchased more than 23.37 lakh MT wheat.
He said that Food Corporation of India has purchased over 9.55 lakh MT wheat and Haryana Warehousing Corporation has purchased over 13.94 lakh MT.
District Sirsa is leading in wheat arrival where over 10.27 lakh MT of the wheat crop has been procured followed by district Karnal, which recorded more than 8.57 lakh MT wheat arrival, said a spokesman.
Similarly, over 7.14 lakh MT wheat have been procured in Jind, more than 6.82 lakh MT in Kaithal, over 6.49 lakh MT in Fatehabad, over 5.61 lakh metric tonnes in Kurukshetra, over 5.15 lakh MT in Hisar, he added.
The spokesman further said that the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation has so far purchased over 1.44 lakh metric tonnes of mustard during the current purchase season.
As many as 75,974 farmers have so far been benefited with this purchase. Around 32,432.90 MT of mustard has been purchased in Bhiwani, 6,190.42 MT in Charkhi Dadri and 3,836.60 metric tonnes in Fatehabad, he added.