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The Government agencies and private millers procured more than 17.5 million tonnes of Paddy in Punjab and Haryana. While in Punjab the total procurement was over 12.5 million tonnes, whereas in Haryana the agencies and traders procured about 5 million tonnes of Paddy till last evening.
In Punjab, out of total procurement of 12.53 million tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers of the state, the Government agencies procured 11.90 tonnes of paddy (95.1%) till date whereas private traders procured 6.15 lakh tonnes (4.9%) of paddy. Till November 18, Goverment agencies like PUNGRAIN had procured 3.62 million tonnes (30.4%) whereas MARKFED procured 2.77 million tonnes (23.3%). PUNSUP procured 2.67 million tonnes (22.4%), PSWC procured 1.16 million tonnes (9.8%) whereas PAFC was able to procure 1.22 million tonnes (10.2%) of paddy. The Central Government agency FCI had been able to procure 4.5 lakh tonnes (3.8%).
The spokesperson added that District Sangrur with 1.54 million tonnes of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas District Ludhiana with 1.46 million tonnes of procurement was at second slot and district Patiala 1.20 million tonnes of procurement ranked at third position.
As far Haryana is concerned, about 4.98 million tonnes of paddy has so far arrived in various mandis during the current procurement season as compared to arrival of over 4.70 million tonnes of paddy during the corresponding period last year.
While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department said the Government agencies have purchased over 3.56 million tonnes of paddy. He said that Food and Supplies Department has purchased over 1.44 million tonnes of paddy, HAFED over 1.00 million tonnes, Agro Industries Corporation over 5.80 lakh metric tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation over 3.42 lakh metric tonnes, CONFED over 1.64 lakh metric tonnes and Food Corporation of India had purchased 13,166 metric tonnes of paddy, he added.
He said that district Karnal is leading in the paddy arrival where over 9.35 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis, followed by Kurukshetra with over 8.80 lakh metric tonnes. District Kaithal ranks third in the paddy arrival where over 7.76 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis, in district Fatehabad over 5.22 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived. Similarly, in Ambala over 5.22 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis, in Yamunanagar over 3.38 lakh metric tonnes, in Panipat over 1.65 lakh metric tonnes, in Sonipat over 1.53 lakh metric tonnes, in Palwal over 1.28 lakh metric tonnes, in Sirsa over 1.24 lakh metric tonnes, in Panchkula 83,499 metric tonnes, in Rohtak 26248 metric tonnes, in Faridabad 21,959 metric tonnes and in Hisar 18,702 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis.
