Government companies have procured 238.8 lakh tonnes of rice within the present day 2018-19 advertising season to this point, with purchase in Punjab and Haryana almost over, consistent with reliable facts.

The rice procurement goal for the current season (October-September) has been fixed at 375 lakh tonnes.

In the previous 12 months, general rice procurement stood at 381.Eight lakh tonnes.

Procurement is undertaken by nation-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State agencies for the critical pool to fulfill the necessities of the meals security regulation. Rice is bought on the minimum help price (MSP).

According to FCI statistics, rice procurement has reached 113.Three lakh tonnes in Punjab, 39.09 lakh tonnes in Haryana and 22.42 lakh tonnes in Chhattisgarh to date.

In Telangana, rice procurement has touched 22.Forty six lakh tonnes, while in Uttar Pradesh it’s miles 13.28 lakh tonnes, and 10.7 lakh tonnes in Andhra Pradesh thus far, the information confirmed. A Food Ministry authentic stated procurement operations in Punjab and Haryana are almost complete.

The buy in Chhattisgarh, where farmers had stopped sale of produce in anticipation of a hike in MSP, has resumed after the new government implemented its ballot promise.

Rice output is pegged at ninety nine.24 million tonnes all through the 2018-19 kharif season, as in opposition to 97.50 million tonnes within the yr-ago period, as in line with the Agriculture Ministry’s first crop estimate.