Karnal, Sept. 11 -- Even as farmers demand early paddy procurement in the state, majority of rice millers are unwilling to register for custom-milled rice (CMR) operations due to pending issues with the Union government. The purchase of parmal variety under the Kharif marketing season usually starts on October 1 but was preponed to September 22 last season.

However, millers and dealers associations have already announced a boycott of procurement and CMR operations over unresolved issues from the previous season.

President of Karnal Rice Millers and Dealers Association Saurabh Gupta said apart from pending payments for milling and transportation, around 6 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of CMR is lying in mills across the state due to non-accept...