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Wheat procurement in Punjab has reached 56.22 lakh tonnes so far in the ongoing crop year, but this is still 39 per cent lower than the volume lifted in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Government procurement agencies and private millers have procured 56.22 lakh tonnes so far against 91.6 lakh tonnes procured last year.
Wheat harvesting got delayed in Punjab because of extended cold conditions during this rabi marketing season.
According to FCI officials, arrivals in a few areas lashed by rain and hailstorms almost ten days ago had moisture content of close to 12 per cent, which was within the prescribed limit.
“Last year, the moisture content was hovering around 8 to 9 per cent, but this season, the moisture content was a bit higher due to rains... but it was still meeting norms,” he said.
Out of the total procurement, state owned agencies bought 56.14 lakh tonnes, constituting 99.09 per cent of total buying. Procurement by private traders was abysmally low at just 7,855 tonnes.
FCI procured 7.53 lakh tonnes which was 13.4 per cent of the total procurement in the state.
A spokesman said Patiala district, with 7.65 lakh tonne procurement, was leading the procurement operations, whereas Sangrur district, where 7.57 lakh tonnes was lifted, was at the second place.
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