New Delhi, April 17: Over 18.65 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has so far arrived in the mandis of Haryana during the current procurement season, an official said today. Out of it, over 18.64 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has been procured by Government agencies at the minimum support price, a spokesperson of the Food and Supplies Department said.
The remaining quantity of about 713 metric tonnes has been purchased by the private millers and traders, he said. Giving details, he said, HAFED had procured over 6.51 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, Food and Supplies Department over 5.06 lakh metric tonnes, Food Corporation of India over 3.06 lakh metric tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation over 1.80 lakh metric tonnes, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation over 1.23 lakh metric tonnes and CONFED about 95,960 metric tonnes of wheat.
The official said Karnal district was leading in wheat arrivals with over 3.06 lakh metric tonnes of the grain coming to the mandis so far, followed by Kaithal district where over 2.95 lakh metric tonnes of wheat had arrived in the mandis.
