SME Times News Bureau | 03 Nov, 2009
Over three million tonnes of paddy have been procured in Haryana this season since Oct 1, officials said in Chandigarh Tuesday.

The 30.88 lakh tonnes sold in the state is higher than the 30.72 lakh tonnes that arrived in the state's grain markets in the corresponding period last year.

A food and supplies department spokesman said the paddy had been purchased either by government procuring agencies or by rice millers and dealers.

Over 23 lakh tonnes of paddy were purchased by the government. The procurement season this year will go on till mid-December.

Last year, over 40 lakh tonnes of paddy arrived in Haryana's grain markets.

Among the 21 districts in Haryana, the arrival has been the highest in Kurukshetra that accounted for about 8.2 lakh tonnes of paddy, the spokesman added.

In neighbouring Punjab, over 100 lakh tonnes of paddy had been procured till last week.