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Vibha Sharma
New Delhi, March 2
Estimated at 427.363 Lakh Metric Tonnes, wheat procurement for the Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2021-22 is expected to be 9.56 per cent more than the previous RMS, the government said here on Tuesday.
Among the 12 producing states, the procurement from Punjab is expected to be 130 LMT, Haryana 80 LMT, Uttar Pradesh 55 LMT and Rajasthan 22 LMT – the states where farmers are agitating against the three Central farm laws.
The leader of the chart with 135 LMT is Madhya Pradesh, which led the group last year too with maximum procurement in the season.
Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the procurement of rice is estimated at 119.72 LMT for the current Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21, which is 24.43 per cent more than the 96.21 LMT procured during the KMS 2019-20.