Chandigarh: Out of the total of 126.64 LMT of wheat procurement from the grain markets across the State, up to May 19 the Government Agencies have procured 126.09 LMT while the private traders have procured 55436 MT, informed an official spokesman of the government of Punjab.
He added that more than 123.99LMT of the wheat purchased by government agencies has been lifted from the mandis and Rs.18, 911crore have been released to the farmers through the commission agents of the state.
The spokesman further informed that amongst the State procuring agencies, PUNGRAIN has purchased 29.23LMT, MARKFED 27.64 LMT, PUNSUP 24.30 LMT, PSWC 17.11 LMT and Punjab Agro 12.60 LMT. Similarly, FCI has purchased 15.20 LMT of the wheat sold in the mandis of the State.