Wheat Procurement 54% Over Year Before

Punjab Leads Procurement With 5.92 Million Tonnes as of 23 April Compared With 3.49 Million Tonnes in the Same Period Last Year

- Vijay C. Roy

Arrival of wheat gathered pace across key producing states with government agencies purchasing over 18.39 million tonnes (mt) of the grain from 15 March till 23 April, which is 54% more than the same period in the previous marketing year.

Last year, government agencies procured over 11.92mt during the period, according to the government data. The marketing year runs from 15 March to 30 June.