There had been a spurt in paddy arrivals at the various procurement centres in Chhattisgarh with the weather becoming conducive for farmers to bring their produce in various districts of the State.
So far, 10,304 metric tonnes of paddy arrivals have been recorded in nine out of 27 districts of the State. The special paddy procurement drive which began on October 21 will continue till February 15, 2014, an official Press release stated here on Thursday.
Out of the 10,304 metric tonnes of paddy arrivals, 7,982 metric tonnes of ‘A’ grade while 2,322 metric tonnes is of ‘common paddy’.
The purchase of paddy is being carried out at the procurement centres of the State’s Primary Agriculture Produce Co-operative Committees.
Maximum amount of paddy so far had been picked at Dharmtari which stood at more than 3,159 metric tonnes. As per the paddy arrival data available with Chhattisgarh State Marketing Federation (MARKFED), Raipur district has received 1,504 metric tonnes of paddy so far, Balodabazar-Bhatapara (498 metric tonnes), Gariaband (932 metric tonnes), Mahasamund (1,107 metric tonnes), Durg (530 metric tonnes) and Balod (1,107 metric tonnes).