Over 26 lakh MT wheat arrives in Haryana

More than 26.82 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has arrived in the mandis of Haryana so far.
Out of this, the five government procuring agencies have purchased 26.81 lakh metric tonnes while traders have procured more than 536 metric tonnes at the Minimum Support Price, a spokesman of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said here today.
Giving details of the wheat procured by government agencies, he said more than 6.70 lakh metric tonnes has been procured by Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, whereas Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED) has purchased more than 8.79 lakh metric tonnes.

Food Corporation of India has purchased more than 3.25 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation more than 2.29 lakh metric tonnes and more than 5.77 lakh metric tonnes has been procured by Haryana Warehousing Corporation.
The spokesman said Kaithal district was leading in wheat arrivals where more than 3.60 lakh metric tonnes of the crop had been procured, followed by Karnal, which recorded more than 3.43 lakh metric tonnes of wheat arrival.