Punjab, Haryana cross 150 lakh tonnes paddy procurement
November 5th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Chandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) Achieving another target despite less than favourable weather conditions this year, Punjab and Haryana have crossed 150 lakh tonnes of paddy procurement this season, officials of the two states said Thursday.
While Punjab has procured over 120 lakh tonnes of paddy so far, Haryana has crossed 33 lakh tonnes of procurement this season.
The Punjab government is already eyeing a procurement target of 140 lakh tonnes this year. Procurement of paddy, which started Oct 1 will continue till next month, food and supplies officials in the state said.
Over 98 percent of the total paddy arriving in nearly 1,600 grain markets across Punjab has been procured by government agencies.
Officials in neighbouring Haryana are also expecting to cross the 40 lakh tonnes target of paddy procurement.
- Punjab, Haryana paddy procurement begins Saturday - Sep 30, 2011
- Punjab, Haryana cross 175 lakh tonnes paddy procurement - Nov 16, 2009
- Punjab, Haryana procure over 150 lakh tonnes of paddy - Nov 11, 2011
- Punjab targets 140 tonnes paddy - Sep 23, 2011
- Punjab procures over 100 lakh tonnes paddy - Nov 01, 2011
- Punjab, Haryana procure over 147 lakh tonnes of paddy - Nov 08, 2011
- Punjab procures 130 lakh tonnes paddy - Nov 10, 2009
- Punjab, Haryana procure over 8.5 mn tonnes of paddy - Oct 25, 2010
- Punjab, Haryana procure over 112 lakh tonnes of paddy - Oct 28, 2011
- Punjab, Haryana procure 96 lakh tonnes paddy - Oct 24, 2011
- Haryana paddy arrival crosses last year's mark - Nov 27, 2009
- Punjab surpasses 140 lakh tonnes paddy target - Nov 26, 2009
- Paddy procurement in Haryana at all-time high - Dec 29, 2011
- Punjab, Haryana procure over 100 lakh tonnes paddy - Oct 26, 2009
- Over 10 mn tonnes of paddy procured in Punjab - Nov 03, 2010
Tags: government agencies, grain markets, lakh tonnes, nov 5, procurement target, punjab government, two states, weather conditions
