Government agencies have procured more than 262 lakh tonnes of rice till date during the ongoing Kharif Marketing season. Rice procured during the corresponding period of the previous season was more than 251 lakh tonne.A release by the Ministry of Consumers Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said, the highest procurement has been made in Punjab ( 85,56,984 tonne ) followed by Chattishgarh ( 47,21,006 tonne) and Andhra Pradesh (33, 83,989 tonne).