Wheat procurement during ongoing Rabi Marketing Season(RMS) has crossed
the mark of 250 lakh tonnes. As per procurement data received in the
Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution from the
field, total procurement by the government agencies as on May 31 has
reached to 250,04,369 lakh tonnes
Punjab has led the procurement with 108,69,520 tonnes followed by
Madhya Pradesh with 63,46,120 tonnes and Haryana 58,72,945 tonnes.
Rajasthan and UP also made significant procurement during the season
with 12,27,627 tonnes and 6,74,625 tonnes respectively.
