INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Wheat procurement during the current season has hit an all-time highAn all time high of 433.32 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured
during the current Rabi marketing season of 2021-22 from all the major wheat producing states
According to official data, this procurement has exceeded the previous high of 389.92 metric tonnes, which was done during the previous Rabi
the year ago period, a statement by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said.About 49.16 lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing
said.Out of the total wheat procured from all major producing states during the ongoing Rabi season, a record quantity of 56.41 metric
tonnes was procured from 12.98 lakh farmers at MSP in Uttar Pradesh alone.Uttar Pradesh is among the major producers of wheat in the
