Punjab has contributed 92.52 lakh tonne followed by Haryana 18.04 lakh tonne, Uttar Pradesh 15.75 LT, Chhattisgarh 14.69 LT and Andhra Pradesh 11.45 LT. The other States that have contributed to the paddy procurement include: Orissa, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Chandigarh and Karnataka.
Among the major contributing States, Punjab, Haryana and Chhatisgarh have shown higher procurement as compared to last year while Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh have contributed less.#
India
RICE PROCUREMENT CROSSES 165 LAKH TONNE MARK
Special Correspondent - 2010-01-06 13:01
New Delhi: Rice procurement by government agencies in the current marketing season has crossed 165 lakh (16.5 million) tonne mark. As on today, the paddy procurement in terms of rice stands at 165.14 lakh tonne, which is nearly the same as on 6th January, 2009.