Punjab sees big surge in wheat arrivals
Out of the 1.94 lakh tonne of wheat procured so far, 1.25 lakh tonne bought on Wednesday alone
Arrival of freshlyharvested wheat in Punjab on Wednesday saw a sudden rise with 1.67 lakh tonne of wheat arrived in the state mandis. The total arrivals in the state so far now stand at 3.28 lakh tonne. Procurement in the state began on April 1, but arrivals started on April 5.
Buying of wheat in the state began in 2,466 mandis on April 1, including 1,860 permanent mandis and 606 temporary mandis. So far, crop arrival has been reported in 1,111 state mandis.
The four state procurement agencies have procured 1.94 lakh tonne of wheat so far and 1.25 lakh tonne of produce was procured today.
The arrival in the current season is way behind than that of last year, which was 15.05 lakh tonne of wheat. Rain, hailstorm and winds also damaged the crop at the maturing stage this season and delayed harvesting.
Wheat arrival has so far been reported in Kapurthala, Nawanshahr, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Muktsar, Faridkot, Moga, Ludhiana,
RAIN, HAILSTORM HAD DAMAGED THE CROP AT THE MATURING STAGE THIS SEASON AND DELAYED HARVESTING
Bathinda, Mansa, Sangrur, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar and Mohali mandis. According to officials in the state food and
civil supplies department, the arrival would pick up pace by the end of this week as harvest has started in full swing across the state.
Akali Dal pushes for ₹ 100 per quintal bonus for farmers
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to get the value cuts imposed on wheat crop reviewed, besides paying a bonus of ₹ 100 per quintal to farmers to compensate them for low yield due to inclement weather. Addressing a press conference here, SAD leader Prem Singh Chandumajra said the CM failed to present the state’s case for exemption from value cuts on wheat properly, due to which the cuts had been imposed.
“The AAP government should make a case to get these cuts reviewed and withdrawn, besides announcing a bonus of ₹ 100 per quintal to farmers,” he suggested.