Punjab crosses final 12 months’s wheat procurement figures

Punjab on Saturday crossed final 12 months’s determine in wheat crop procurement even because the season remains to be underway. Though wheat arrival has slowed down now, authorities expect it to proceed within the coming week too. Nearly 40% districts of the state have witnessed much less procurement this season until date.
The file of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) exhibits that Punjab’s contribution to the central pool is the second highest within the final six years until date.
Till Saturday, Punjab’s procurement for the central pool had crossed the earlier 12 months mark of 127.26 lakh metric tonnes by 39,000 metric tonnes and touched 127.65 lakh metric tonnes, whereas round 53,000 metric tonnes had arrived in numerous Punjab mandis by night which will probably be procured on Sunday.

Punjab has mounted a goal of 130 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) wheat procurement this 12 months, which is prone to be achieved in just a few days. Till date, 128.24 LMT has already arrived in mandis, out of which 127.65 LMT was bought by authorities businesses, and round 6,000 tonnes has been purchased by non-public gamers whereas, 53,000 metric tonnes was mendacity unsold until Saturday night.
Out of the 22 districts, 9 have witnessed much less procurement as in comparison with final 12 months, whereas in 13 districts, the procurement was comparatively increased.
The districts which have recorded low procurement until date embody Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fazilka, Mansa, Moga, Mukatsar, and Sangrur. In Sangrur, which is the best contributor within the state, 11.45 lakh tonnes wheat was procured until date towards the 12.24 lakh tonnes final season. After Sangrur, Mukatsar and Ludhiana are additionally massive contributors the place 9.32 lakh tonnes was procured towards 9.69 lakh tonnes and 9.16 lakh tonnes have been procured towards .8.94 lakh tonnes final 12 months, respectively.
This 12 months, the climate was rather more favorable all through the wheat crop season and in addition it wasn’t unhealthy throughout the harvest season too not like the earlier years when robust storms and heavy rains broken the crop simply earlier than the harvest.
“If Punjab is able to achieve the set target of 130 LMT, then this year’s procurement would be the highest in the last six years, as per the data available on the website of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), which shows that Punjab’s wheat procurement was 106..56 LMT, 117.14 LMT, 127.06 LMT, 129.33 LMT, 127.26 LMT in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, respectively,” stated a senior officer in Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Office.
Vice-President of Punjab Mandi Board (PMB), Vijay Kalra, stated, “Though procurement is still not over, arrival of wheat has slowed down a bit.. but we are expecting to reach our target.”

Around 73 per cent of the wheat has been lifted from Mandis until Saturday.
This 12 months, harvesting started on April 10 and farmers having been receiving MSP price Rs 1,975 per quintal immediately into their accounts and never by their respective arhtiyas.