India: Himachal buys record 10,065MT of wheat

This is the highest ever procurement of wheat in the state with a little less than a month to go before the buying season ends.

The Himachal Pradesh government has already procured a record 10,065 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat during the Rabi marketing season (RMS), 2021-22, since it started on April 15 through Food Corporation of India (FCI) and local traders.

This is the highest ever procurement of wheat in the state with a little less than a month to go before the procurement season ends.

State agriculture minister Virender Kanwar said the state government has set a target of procuring 12,500 MT of wheat for the FCI.

“As on May 31, a total of 10,065 MT of wheat has been procured as against last year’s 3,129 MT, which is 3.2 times higher, he said.

The minister said eight procurement centres had been set up in five major wheat-growing districts of the state.

These centres were opened at Paonta Sahib and Kala Amb in Sirmour district; Haroli and Takarala in Una district; Fatehpur and Thakurdwara in Kangra district; Patta Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district and Nalagarh in Solan district.

Hindustan Times

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