Tuesday, October 11, 2016

21.18 lakh MT of paddy arrive in Haryana mandis

CHANDIGARH, OCT 11
More than 21.18 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy have so far arrived in the mandis of Haryana whereas during this period last year, 15.85 lakh MT paddy had arrived in the mandis.
        While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said that out of total arrived paddy, 21.11 lakh MT is leviable. The government procurement agencies have procured about 20.97 lakh MT and 21,608 MT was procured by millers and dealers.
        He said that more than 6.37 lakh MT paddy has arrived in mandis of Kurukshetra, 5.07 lakh MT in Karnal, 3.59 lakh MT in Kaithal, 3.08 lakh MT in Ambala, 1.42 lakh MT in Yamunanagar, 53,618 MT in Panchkula, 53,287 MT in Fatehabad, 33,956 MT in Jind, 18,951 MT in Sirsa, 2,470 MT in Sonipat, 1,481 MT in Hisar, 1,454 MT in Palwal, and 25 MT in Rohtak.
        The spokesman said that more than 9.67 lakh MT of paddy have purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, more than 7.09 lakh MT have been purchased by Hafed, 2.49 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation and more than 2.49 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation.
He said that 11,059 MT of bajra has arrived in the mandis, as compared to 5,131 MT during the corresponding period last year, he added. While traders have purchased 9,655 MT of bajra, government agencies have so far procured 1,404 MT.
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