Over 50% paddy unprocured amid glut in Haryana mandis

Farmers face difficulties due to slow procurement and delayed lifting of grain from markets

- NEERAJ MOHAN

Massive inflows of paddy have overwhelmed the grain markets across the northern districts of Haryana, causing significant inconvenience to farmers. While truckloads of paddy continue to arrive daily, the sluggish pace of procurement and lifting by government agencies has created a glut-like situation, forcing farmers to wait long hours to unload their produce. Farmers have reported a severe shortage of space inside the mandis, leading to long queues of tractor-trailers lined up along roads leading to the markets. This traffic congestion has added to the frustration of farmers, especially smallholders who rely on rented trailers to bring their produce to the mandis.