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A total of 46.46 lakh tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis of Haryana in the crop season till yesterday compared with 46.12 lakh tonnes during the corresponding period last year.
An official spokesman said here today that government procurement agencies have so far purchased over 29.18 lakh tonnes of paddy and delivered over 3.24 lakh tonnes of custom milled rice to Food Corporation of India (FCI).
He said over 10.58 lakh tonnes of paddy have been purchased by the Food and Supplies Department and over 10.10 lakh tonnes by HAFED.
Haryana Agro Industries Corporation has purchased over 3.76 lakh tonnes of paddy, CONFED 2.45 lakh tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation over 2.26 lakh tonnes and Food Corporation of India 305 tonnes, he said.
He said Karnal district led the State in terms of paddy arrivals, with over 8.52 lakh tonnes making its way to the mandis so far, followed by Kurukshetra district, where over 7.90 lakh tonnes of paddy has arrived in the markets.
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