Haryana procures 66.43 lakh tonnes wheat

Haryana has so far procured 66.43 lakh tonnes wheat, 5 per cent more than what the state had procured during the corresponding period last year.
As much as 63.18 lakh tonnes of wheat had arrived in the mandis of the state during the corresponding period last year, a spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department said.
Out of the total arrival, 66.41 lakh tonnes have been procured by the government procurement agencies at minimum support price while private traders procured 1,624 tonnes of crop.
Giving details of the wheat procured by government agencies, he said 17.52 lakh tonnes of wheat was procured by Food and Supplies Department, whereas HAFED has procured 24.62 lakh tonnes of wheat.

He said Food Corporation of India procured 7.17 lakh tonnes of wheat while Haryana Agro Industries Corporation has procured 5.99 lakh tonnes, and 11.10 lakh tonnes of wheat have been procured by Haryana Warehousing Corporation.