Kharif rice procurement up 1.68 lakh tonnes
31 Oct 2009
Government agencies have procured paddy equivalent to 76.99 lakh tonnes of rice to date in the current kharif marketing season (October 2009-September 2010), as against 75.31 lakh tonnes procured last year, an increase of 1.68 lakh tonnes (or 2 per cent) from the previous kharif season.
Punjab contributed 61.88 lakh tonnes, followed by Haryana with 14.26 lakh tonnes, Kerala 44,900 tonnes, Tamil Nadu 21,300 tonnes and Chandigarh 10,600 tonnes.