Over 84 lakh tonnes of wheathas been procured in Haryana in the ongoing Rabi marketing season, surpassing 74.25 lakh tonnes procured in the corresponding period last year."Wheat procurement in the Haryana has surpassed last year's level. A total of 84.39 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat has been procured by the state agencies till now against 74.25 lakh MT last year," a spokesman of Haryana Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said.State agencies have procured over 84.39 lakh metric tonnes, the traders have just procured 884 metric tonnes.Giving details of the wheat procured by government agencies, he said 33.77 lakh metric tonnes has been procured by Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation (HAFED), whereas Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department has purchased 25.33 lakh metric tonnes.He said Centre's procurement agency Food Corporation of India has purchased 10.32 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and Haryana Warehousing Corporation has procured 14.95 lakh metric tonnes.The spokesman said district Sirsa was leading in wheat arrival where over 11.56 lakh metric tonnes has been procured followed by district Karnal, which recorded 8.99 lakh metric tonnes of wheat arrival.
