Wheat Procurement Hits 43.26 Lakh Tonne In State

Wheat procurement in the state of Punjab hit 43.26 lakh tonne in the continuing rabi marketing period. The figure includes wheat produced in cities comprising Patiala, Rajpura, Ludhiana, Barnala, Sangarur and all other Punjab cities.

As per reports, out of the total 43.26 lakh tonne, the state administrative procurement agencies bought 43.05 lakh tonne whilst private dealers purchased 21,728 tonnes of wheat.

Among agencies, Pungrain bought 7.66 lakh tonne, Markfed procured 9.66 lakh tonne and FCI lifted 7.52 lakh tonne.

The state is making plans to procure 140 lakh tonne in the ongoing period.