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Despite having round 2 lakh hectares (5 lakh acres) much less space under paddy (parmal) crop this year as in comparison with the final year, Punjab has procured round 1.4 million tonnes (13.58 lakh tonnes) extra paddy then final year. The state, which has already surpassed final year’s determine in paddy procurement within the present season, will cross the determine of 18 million tonnes quickly.
According to the information sourced from the Punjab Mandi Board (PMB) until November 8, a complete 177.40 lakh tonnes (17.7 million tonnes) paddy has been bought by the federal government businesses, whereas final year’s complete buy was 163.82 lakh tonnes (16.3 million tonnes). The present year’s determine until date is round 13.58 lakh tonnes greater than final year’s buy. Also, the whole arrival of the paddy had reached 179.55 lakh tonnes (round 18 million tonnes) within the Punjab’s grain markets on Sunday.
The harvesting in a number of districts of Malwa area remains to be happening and arrival of paddy in mandis will proceed in Punjab within the coming couple of weeks.
Out of the whole arrival, personal gamers had bought 79,000 tonnes until Sunday.
Daily round 3-4 lakh tonnes paddy is arriving within the mandis and on Saturday additionally 2.93 lakh tonnes paddy reached in a number of mandis throughout the state and three.04 lakh tonnes was bought together with 1.47 Lakh tonnes of Saturday’s late night arrival. Government’s buy ends at 5 pm every day, but the farmers hold coming to the mandis even within the late hours.
Punjab has introduced 27.36 lakh hectares under rice cultivation this year which included almost 20.86 lakh hectares paddy and remaining under Basmati crop whereas final year the realm under rice was 29.20 lakh hectares that included 22.91 lakh hectares paddy and remaining 6.29 lakh hectares under Basmati.
By this calculation Punjab had decreased 2.05 lakh hectares under paddy cultivation this year as in comparison with final year.
Experts are saying that this year paddy arrival in mandis might cross the mark of 18 million tonnes in coming couple of days.
Meanwhile, 7.31 lakh tonnes of Basmati rice has additionally arrived in Punjab Mandis, the acquisition of which is being achieved by the personal gamers together with rice exporters and merchants. Basmati arrival continues in Punjab’s mandis even until December.
Farmers revealed that their paddy yield is round two quintals extra per hectare as in comparison with the final year.
Out of complete buy until date, greater than half 9- million tonnes – 51 per cent — paddy has been bought in seven districts of Punjab out of 22 districts.
These districts included Sangrur (17.68 LT), which is on the highest, Ludhiana (16.16 LT), Patiala (14.90 LT), Ferozepur (round 12 LT), Jalandhar (10.84 LT), Moga (11.62 LT) and Tarn Taran (10 LT). Though final year by the top of season, the whole arrival and buy of paddy in these districts was 19.48 LT in Sangrur, 17.41 LT in Ludhiana , 13.82 LT in Patiala, 10.74 LT in Ferozepur, round 10 LT, round 13 and round 10 LT in Jalandhar, Moga and Tarn Taran districts, respectively.
Around 90 per cent harvesting within the state has been accomplished until date and farmers are bringing the paddy flip smart.
General Manager, Punjab Mandi Board, G P S Randhawa mentioned that paddy arrival will proceed for the approaching couple of weeks within the state because the harvesting in some districts remains to be continued.
Punjab authorities had notified over 4,000 mandis this year on account of Covid in order that farmers can discover procurement mandis near their place.
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