Rice Procurement Crosses 10 million Mark

Rice procurement in the Kharif Marketing season 2011-12 (October-September) has crossed the 10 million mark. According to statistics, 10,104,088 Mts. rice has been procured by November 17, 2011 by various government agencies during the current Kharif season.

Punjab has led the States by procuring 7,604,255 Mts. followed by Haryana 1,930,703 Mts., Tamil Nadu 239,051 and Uttar Pradesh 114,903 Mts.

Source – Press Information Bureau website released under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

 

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