Farmers Movement Archive

Government procures 4.18L MT paddy in Amritsar district

The grain markets in the district have seen an arrival of around 4.24 lakh metric tonne of paddy crop till date. Of the total, a maximum of the crop, around 4.18 lakh metric tonne has been purchased by government procurement agencies.Around 6,128 metric tonne of paddy produce has been purchased by private players. The district mandi officials stated that around 3.66 lakh metric tonne of procured grains have been lifted from the grain markets.Of the total procurement by government agencies, Pungrain has purchased a maximum with it procuring 1.70 lakh metric tonne of crop followed by Markfed with 94,928 metric tonne and Punsup with 86,234 metric tonne. Punjab Warehousing Corporation has purchased a total of 35,263 metric tonne while Central Government Agency, Food Corporation of India (FCI), has purchased around 28,408 metric tonne of crop.The Mandi Board officials stated that around 80 per cent of the harvesting in the district was complete. They stated that the farmers were yet to start harvesting of late maturing basmati varieties.Meanwhile, with the wheat sowing in the area is expected to begin from the next fortnight, the farmers have started preparing their fields for the next crop which would further hasten the harvesting. — TNS

The Tribune

2020-10-29

Amritsar