Wheat procurement crosses 150 lakh tonne mark
Wheat procurement in this season has crossed 150 lakh tonne mark. As per data collected by the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Indian Government agencies have procured 154.2 lakh tonne wheat on May 1 as compared to 82.4 lakh tonne on the same day last year.
Punjab has contributed 82.9 lakh tonne, Haryana 46.5 lakh tonne, Madhya Pradesh 9.5 lakh tonne, Uttar Pradesh 8.2 lakh tonne and Rajasthan 5.5 lakh tonne and Gujarat 1.1 lakh tonne. Other States where procurement of wheat has taken place include Bihar, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand and Delhi.
Out of 154.2 lakh tonne, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured 27.7 lakh tonne.
The pace of procurement in the current season is also faster as compared to that in the last season.
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