40,89,499 MT of wheat reaches Haryana mandis

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, APRIL 23

 More than 40,89,499 metric tonnes of wheat has so far arrived in the mandis of Haryana during the current procurement season as against  39,79,432 metric tonnes of wheat  arrived during corresponding period last year.

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department said that out of it, over 40,87,604 metric tonnes of wheat has sofar  been procured by Government agencies at the minimum support price and the remaining 1895 metric tonnes   of wheat has also been purchased by the private millers and traders. As against it, 39,79,027 metric tonnes of wheat was procured by Government agencies during corresponding period last year.

          He said that HAFED had procured over 15.16 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, Food and Supplies Department over 10.29 lakh metric tonnes, Food Corporation of India over 5.83 lakh metric tonnes, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation over 3.85 lakh metric tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation over 3.83 lakh metric tonnes and CONFED had purchased 1.88 lakh metric tonnes of wheat.

          He said that district Karnal was leading in wheat arrival where over 5.40 lakh metric tonnes of wheat had so far arrived in the mandis, followed by district Kaithal where over 5.05 lakh metric tonnes of wheat had arrived in the mandis. District Jind ranked third in wheat arrival where over 4.01 lakh metric tonnes of wheat had arrived whereas in district Sirsa over 3.88 lakh metric tonnes of wheat had arrived, in district Kurukshetra over 3.72 lakh metric tonnes, in district Fatehbad over 3.38 lakh metric tonnes of wheat had arrived. Similarly, in district Sonepat over 2.66 lakh metric tonnes, in district Panipat over 2.12 lakh metric tonnes, in district Hisar over 1.97 lakh metric tonnes, in district Palwal over 1.91 lakh metric tonnes, in district Ambala over 1.43 lakh metric tonnes, in district Rohtak over 1.02 lakh metric tonnes, in district Faridabad 86503 metric tonnes, in district Yamunanagar 85,630 metric tonnes, in district Bhiwani 71,691 metric tonnes, in district Jhajjar 53,986 metric tonnes, in district Gurgaon 45,020 metric tonnes, in district Mewat 37787 metric tonnes, in district Rewari 18,073 metric tonnes, in district Narnaul 15369 metric tonnes and in district Panchkula 15,035 metric tonnes of wheat had arrived in the mandis.