24.94 lakh metric tonnes of paddy arrived in Haryana mandis

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, OCT 24

 In Haryana, about 29.49 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has so far arrived in various mandis during the current procurement season as compared to arrival  of over 26.91 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the corresponding period last year.

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Food and Supplies Department said the Government agencies have purchased 27.06 lakh metric tonnes of paddy whereas 1.42 lakh tonnes of paddy were purchased by millers. He said that Food and Supplies Department has purchased 12.04 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, HAFED 7.26 lakh metric tonnes, Agro Industries Corporation 4.28 lakh metric tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation 2.32 lakh metric tonnes, CONFED 1.10 lakh metric tonnes and Food Corporation of India had purchased 4408 metric tonnes of paddy, he added.

          He said that district Kurukshetra is leading in the paddy arrival where 7.46 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis, followed by Karnal with 7.07 lakh metric tonnes. District Kaithal ranks third in the paddy arrival where 3.61 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis, in district Fatehbad 3.55 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived. Similarly, in Ambala 3.41 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis, in Yamunanagar 1.52 lakh metric tonnes, in Jind 66,886 metric tonnes, in Sirsa 57,388 metric tonnes, in Panchkula 53,432 metric tonnes, in Panipat 31,242 metric tonnes and in Sonipat 20,108 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis.

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