Haryana procures 52.84 lakh metric tonnes of paddy

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, NOV 27

 In Haryana, over 52.84 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has so far arrived in various mandis during the current procurement season as compared to the arrival  of over 50.17 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the corresponding period last year.

            While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department said that out of the total arrival, the Government agencies have procured over 35.69 lakh metric tonnes of paddy and millers have purchased over 17.14 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this season.

            He said that Food and Supplies Department has purchased over 14.44 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, HAFED over 10.19 lakh metric tonnes, Agro Industries Corporation over 5.84 lakh metric tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation over 3.43 lakh metric tonnes, CONFED over 1.64 lakh metric tonnes and Food Corporation of India had purchased 13,181 metric tonnes of paddy, he added.

            He said that district Karnal is leading in paddy arrival where over 9.47 lakh metric tonnes of paddy have arrived in the mandis, followed by Kurukshetra with over 9.02 lakh metric tonnes. District Kaithal ranks third in the paddy arrival where over 8.92 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis. In district Fatehabad, over 5.41 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived. Similarly, Ambala has received over 5.28 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, in Yamunanagar over 3.41 lakh metric tonnes, in Jind 3.21 lakh metric tonnes, in Panipat over 1.94 lakh metric tonnes, in Sonipat over 1.75 lakh metric tonnes, in Palwal over 1.28 lakh metric tonnes, in Panchkula 83,499 metric tonnes, in Rohtak 31694 metric tonnes, in Faridabad 22,359 metric tonnes and in Hisar 20,089 metric tonnes of paddy has so far arrived in the mandis.