The inclement weather conditions prevailing in the state have resulted in late wheat arrival in Haryana.
Till date 487,761 tonne wheat has arrived in the terminal market in Haryana, as against 634,703 tonne recorded last year.
According to the food and civil supplies department officials, of the total wheat arrival, 126,119 metric tonne (mt) of wheat had been purchased by HAFED, 122,568 mt by Food Corporation of India, 140,716 mt by Food and Supplies Department, 48,186 mt by Haryana Warehousing Corporation, 21,060 mt by CONFED and 28,128 mt by Agro Industries, he added.
Wheat procurement begins in Punjab
Government agencies and private millers have procured more than 10,079 tonne of wheat this season.
Out of the total procurement at all procurement centres of Punjab, government agencies procured 8,819 tonne (87.1 per cent) whereas private traders procured 1,260 tonne (12.5 per cent). The Central government agency, FCI had been able to procure 2,115 tonne of wheat which was 21 per cent of the total procurement in the state.
The state government has set up 1,734 procurement centres and activated its total machinery to ensure smooth procurement of wheat.