More than one hundred eighty seven lakh tonnes of wheat have been procured so far in the current Rabi Marketing Season 2022-23. Procurement of wheat has benefited 17 lakh 85 thousand farmers with Minimum Support Price (MSP) value of over 37 thousand 859 crore rupees.

Consumer Affairs Ministry said, maximum number of wheat has been procured in Punjab, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The Ministry said, paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22. Over 863 lakh metric tonnes of Paddy have been procured so far in the country. Procurement of paddy has benefited one crore 25 lakh farmers benefited with Minimum Support Price value of over one lakh 69 thousand crore rupees.