A total of 6.22 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy has arrived in the mandis of Haryana state so far in the ongoing marketing season. This is higher compared to 3.64 lakh MT of crop brought by farmers in the corresponding period last year. Of the total 6.22 lakh MT arrived, more than 5.94 lakh MT paddy was leviable and 27,178 MT paddy was non-leviable.
The government procurement agencies have purchased more than 5.42 lakh MT paddy, millers and dealers have purchased 79,754 MT paddy. The Food and Supplies Department has purchased 2.50 lakh MT of Paddy while 2.08 lakh MT purchased by HAFED, followed by 54,356 MT by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation and 29,494 MT by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation.
The district of Kurukshetra received the maximum amount of paddy at 1.73 lakh MT followed by 1.45 lakh MT paddy in Karnal, 1.08 lakh MT in Kaithal, 99,527 MT in Ambala, 41,973 MT in Yamunanagar, 24,033 MT in Panchkula, 22,531 MT in Fatehabad, 3,698 MT in Sirsa, 2,758 MT in Jind and 684 MT in Hisar.