MP becomes country's top wheat procurer; farmers get Rs 25,000 crore boost

The state has produced 30 million tonnes of wheat this year and also surpassed Punjab in procurement

Madhya Pradesh is set to pump in around Rs 25,000 crore into its rural economy by the time its all-time high wheat procurement draws to a close. This has made the state the country’s largest wheat purchaser 

in 2020-21.

To date, the state procured around 12.77 million tonnes of wheat, which is expected to reach 13 million tonnes by the time the process ends in the next few weeks. Punjab has closed its procurement for this year at 12.76 million tonnes.

However, due to the massive procurement, the state government is facing some challenges on the storage front. Till Sunday, around