ROHTAK, Nov. 12 -- Only 48 LMT procured against 58 LMT target so far; procurement season to be officially over by Nov 15

Haryana's paddy procurement on minimum support price (MSP) during the ongoing Kharif procurement season is likely to fall below the set target with only 48.3 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) purchased so far against a target of 58 LMT. With the procurement officially be over on November 15, the arrival of paddy has reached to 50.5 LMT as the arrival of paddy in the mandis is in the last leg.

With procurement scheduled to officially conclude on November 15, paddy arrivals in Haryana's mandis have reached 50.5 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), with the arrival season now in its final phase. The officials monitoring paddy procurement op...