Government agencies have procured over 243 lakh tons of wheat during ongoing Rabi marketing season, an official release has said.
As per data available from the fields till May 17, 2013, total wheat procured during the season in various states is 243, 57,056 tons.
So far Punjab has led the procurement with 107, 98,688 tons, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 59, 89, 800 tons and Haryana with 58, 54,104 tons.
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh also made significant procurement during the season with 10, 96,078 tons and 6, 05,253 tons respectively.
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