Over 6 lakh MT paddy arrives in Haryana

A total of 6.22 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy has arrived in the mandis of Haryana so far in the ongoing marketing season as against 3.64 lakh tonne of crop brought by farmers in the corresponding period last year.
While stating this here today, a spokesman of Haryana Food and Supplies Department said of the total arrival, more than 5.94 lakh MT paddy was leviable and 27,178 MT paddy was non-leviable.
While government procurement agencies have purchased more than 5.42 lakh MT paddy, millers and dealers have purchased 79,754 MT paddy, he said.
He said Kurukshetra received the maximum amount of paddy at 1.73 lakh MT.

Of the total arrival, 1.45 lakh MT paddy has arrived in Karnal, 1.08 lakh MT in Kaithal, 99,527 MT in Ambala, 41,973 MT in Yamunanagar, 24,033 MT in Panchkula, 22,531 MT in Fatehabad, 3,698 MT in Sirsa, 2,758 MT in Jind and 684 MT in Hisar.
The Food and Supplies Department has purchased 2.50 lakh MT of Paddy while 2.08 lakh MT purchased by HAFED, followed by 54,356 MT by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation and 29,494 MT by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation.
The spokesman said farmers have been advised to clean and dry their harvest properly before bringing them to the market so that they do not have to face any problems in storage due to high moisture content.