Punjab News- 826806 tonnes paddy procured in Punjab
Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, October 10, 2013: The Government agencies and private millers procured more than 826806 tonnes of Paddy till last evening. Out of total procurement of 826806 tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers...
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Oct 10, 2013 12:30
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Chandigarh, October 10, 2013: The Government agencies and private millers procured more than 826806 tonnes of Paddy till last evening.
Out of total procurement of 826806 tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers of Punjab, the Government agencies procured 627882 tonnes of paddy (75.9%) till date whereas private traders procured 198924 tonnes (24.1%) of paddy. Till October 09, PUNGRAIN had procured 203649 tonnes (32.4%) whereas MARKFED procured 136255 tonnes (21.7%). PUNSUP procured 146263 tonnes (23.3%), PSWC procured 45769 tonnes (7.3%) whereas PAFC was able to procure 56217 tonnes (9.0 %) of paddy. The Central Government agency FCI had been able to procure 39729 tonnes (6.3%).
The spokesperson added that District Ferozepur with 174498 tonnes of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas District Tarn Taran with 134630 tonnes of procurement was at second slot and district Sri Mukatsar Sahib 73003 tonnes of procurement ranked at third position. www.cityairnews.com
