The procurement is still going on. While the total government purchase was 96.46 lt in the last Rabi marketing season, the state has already procured 22.66 lt more than the last year's total procurement.
The state and central government agencies have procured a total of 111.06 lakh tonne of wheat till May 2 this year for the central pool against 93.63 lakh tonne in the corresponding period last year.