As many as five government procuring agencies and traders have procured over 65.08 lakh tonnes of wheat so far this season at minimum support price (MSP) in Haryana.
The procured grain arrived in the 'mandis' till yesterday.
The procurement process was running smoothly in the 'mandis', a spokesman of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said here today.
Giving details of the wheat procured by government agencies, he said that over 26.29 lakh tonnes has been procured by Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED), whereas Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department has purchased more than 18.73 lakh tonnes of wheat.
He said that Food Corporation of India has purchased over 7.97 lakh tonnes of wheat and Haryana Warehousing Corporation has purchased over 12.08 lakh tonnes of the crop.
The spokesman said that district Sirsa was leading in wheat arrival where over 7.59 lakh tonnes of the crop had been procured followed by district Karnal, which recorded more than 7.12 lakh tonnes of wheat arrival.
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