Paddy arrival reaches 53.44 lakh tonnes in Haryana

Paddy arrival continues to surge in Haryana during the current Kharif season as so far more than 53.44 lakh tonnes (LT) of crops have arrived in the mandis as against 40.53 LT last year.
Government procurement agencies purchased more than 42.12 LT paddy while millers and dealers bought 11.32 LT paddy, a spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department said today.
The Food and Supplies Department purchased more than 19.21 LT of paddy followed by 14.88 LT by Hafed, 4.34 LT by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation and 3.67 LT by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation.
He added the farmers have been advised to clean and dry their harvest before bringing it to the market so that they do not face any problems in storage.