PADDY ARRIVAL: 3439307 tonnes procured in Punjab

Chandigarh, October 19, 2012: Paddy Procurement is on full swing in Punjab. Government agencies and private millers procured more than 3439307tonnes of paddy till last evening. The State Government has set up more than 1770 procurement centers and activated its total machinery to ensure smooth procurement of paddy.

The spokesman of the Punjab government said that Out of total procurement of 3439307tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers of Punjab, Government agencies procured 3052522 tonnes of paddy till date whereas private traders procured 386785 tonnes of paddy. Till October 18, PUNGRAIN procured 799636 tonnes (26.2%), MARKFED procured 677872 tonnes (22.2%). whereas PUNSUP had procured 712400 tonnes (23.3%) PSWC procured 327548  tonnes (10.7%) whereas PAFC was able to procure  328469 tonnes (10.8%) of paddy.The Central Government agency FCI had  been able to procure 206597  tonnes (6.8%). 

The spokesman added that District Ferozpur with 454266 tonnes of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas District Tarn Taran with 413637 tonnes of procurement was at second slot and district Jalandhar with 334152 tonnes of procurement ranked at third position.