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Wheat procurement down 70% as key states get cold feet
Financial Express Ahmedabad
|April 16, 2026
WHEAT PROCUREMENT DRIVE by government agencies for the 2026-27 market season (April-June) has been sluggish so far, as Punjab and Haryana have reduced purchases due to unseasonal rains.
So far the wheat purchase at minimum support price (MSP) has reached 1.53 million tonne (MT) mostly in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, which is 70% lower than the year-ago period. The purchase from 0.18 million farmers is against the arrivals of 3.47 MT of wheat in mandis across key producing states so far.
This story is from the April 16, 2026 edition of Financial Express Ahmedabad.
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