Wheat procurement in Haryana reaches 66.65 lakh MT

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : May 09 2016 | 6:07 PM IST
About 66.65 lakh metric tonnes of wheat have been procured by the government agencies in Haryana during the ongoing rabi marketing season, an official said.
During the corresponding period last year, 64.45 lakh MT of crop had arrived in the mandis across the state, a spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department said here.
Out of the total arrival, 66.63 lakh MT of wheat has been procured by the government procurement agencies at Minimum Support Price.
He said Food and Supplies Department has procured 17.56 lakh MT wheat, whereas HAFED has procured more than 24.76 lakh MT of wheat.
The FCI procured over 7.18 lakh MT and Haryana Agro Industries Corp procured more than 6 lakh MT and 11.11 lakh MT of wheat has been procured by Haryana Warehousing Corporation.
Besides, 1,634 MT of wheat has been procured by traders, he said.
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First Published: May 09 2016 | 6:07 PM IST

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