Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- Rice millers on Tuesday announced that they will not process hybrid paddy varieties due to low full-grain rice yield after shelling, raising the likelihood of yet another crisis-ridden paddy procurement season, which begins on October 1.

The millers' announcement came following a decision by the Punjab and Haryana high court that struck down the state government's blanket ban on the hybrid varieties of paddy.

With around 190 lakh tonnes of paddy expected to arrive in Punjab's mandis this season, the HC verdict has revived tensions over procurement, storage, and financial viability for the state's rice industry, the millers' association said.

"The farmers will suffer because we won't be milling hybrid paddy types....