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Wheat procurement in Punjab, a major producer, has reached just 6.05 lakh tonne which is 90 per cent down compared to the corresponding period of last season.
Government agencies and private millers procured 6.05 lakh tonnes so far in the ongoing rabi marketing season compared with 55.77 lakh tonnes during the same period last year.
According to an official, of the total procurement, government agencies procured 99 per cent of the crop at 6.02 lakh tonne while the rest was bought by private traders. FCI bought 72,961 tonnes.
The official said Ludhiana district with 42,559 tonnes was leading in procurement operations whereas Fatehgarh Sahib district at 33,979 tonne came next.
The State Government has set up 1,634 procurement centres and activated its total machinery to ensure smooth procurement of wheat, the official added.
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