Wheat Procurement

The wheat procurement of 433.32 metric tonnes is 12 per cent more than the 387 metric tonnes, which was procured during the year ago period.

The Government has procured 433 lakh metric tonnes of wheat during the current Rabi marketing season of 2021-22, which is a record.

Wheat procurement during the ongoing Rabi marketing season 2021-22 reached 432.83 metric tonnes till June 27, 2021, which is an all time high.

Wheat procurement during the ongoing Rabi marketing season 2021-22 has reached an all time high of over 425 metric tonnes.

The procurement of 416 metric tonnes of wheat is an all time high, surpassing the previous high of 389 metric tonnes.

Paddy procurement in the ongoing kharif season of 2020-21 has touched an all time high of 805 LMT, surpassing the previous high of 773.45 LMT

About 40.81 Lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing Rabi procurement operations.

Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had extended the cash credit limit (CCL) for Punjab for the ongoing wheat procurement season.

This is the first time that Punjab farmers have started receiving payments directly into their bank accounts against sale of their wheat crop.

The Uttar Pradesh government is charging Rs 20 per quintal in cash in the name of unloading and cleaning charges for wheat procured from farmers and has not reimbursed them in the last three years, an MP in Rajya Sabha alleged.

FCI, which buys grain from farmers at a state-set guaranteed price, has bought a record 38.83 million tonnes of wheat

Madhya Pradesh has emerged the top state in the country in wheat procurement on support price by purchasing more than 1 crore metric tonnes from farmers.

A farmer, who was waiting for his turn at a wheat procurement centre in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh for the last two days to sell his crop died after suffering a heart attack, officials said on Monday.

Haryana government on Friday allowed procurement of wheat from other states through "Meri Fasal-Mera Beyora" portal, a decision taken after pressure from Arthiyas (procurement agents).

Ten days ago, as the process of wheat procurement began in Punjab on April 15, the state government decided to introduce a token system to stagger the process amid a nationwide lockdown to check the spread of highly infectious coronavirus or COVID-19.

The wheat procurement of 433.32 metric tonnes is 12 per cent more than the 387 metric tonnes, which was procured during the year ago period.

The Government has procured 433 lakh metric tonnes of wheat during the current Rabi marketing season of 2021-22, which is a record.

Wheat procurement during the ongoing Rabi marketing season 2021-22 reached 432.83 metric tonnes till June 27, 2021, which is an all time high.

Wheat procurement during the ongoing Rabi marketing season 2021-22 has reached an all time high of over 425 metric tonnes.

The procurement of 416 metric tonnes of wheat is an all time high, surpassing the previous high of 389 metric tonnes.

Paddy procurement in the ongoing kharif season of 2020-21 has touched an all time high of 805 LMT, surpassing the previous high of 773.45 LMT

About 40.81 Lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing Rabi procurement operations.

Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had extended the cash credit limit (CCL) for Punjab for the ongoing wheat procurement season.

This is the first time that Punjab farmers have started receiving payments directly into their bank accounts against sale of their wheat crop.

The Uttar Pradesh government is charging Rs 20 per quintal in cash in the name of unloading and cleaning charges for wheat procured from farmers and has not reimbursed them in the last three years, an MP in Rajya Sabha alleged.

FCI, which buys grain from farmers at a state-set guaranteed price, has bought a record 38.83 million tonnes of wheat

Madhya Pradesh has emerged the top state in the country in wheat procurement on support price by purchasing more than 1 crore metric tonnes from farmers.

A farmer, who was waiting for his turn at a wheat procurement centre in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh for the last two days to sell his crop died after suffering a heart attack, officials said on Monday.

Haryana government on Friday allowed procurement of wheat from other states through "Meri Fasal-Mera Beyora" portal, a decision taken after pressure from Arthiyas (procurement agents).

Ten days ago, as the process of wheat procurement began in Punjab on April 15, the state government decided to introduce a token system to stagger the process amid a nationwide lockdown to check the spread of highly infectious coronavirus or COVID-19.