Jalandhar, April 14 -- The wheat procurement process, which officially began on April 1, is yet to pick up pace in the Doaba region, with only minimal arrivals reported at grain markets. In Jalandhar district, only 300 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat have reached procurement centres, while nearly 1,700 MT has been brought to mandis in Kapurthala. Procurement has yet to begin in Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar districts.

Experts say the arrival process will gain momentum after April 15 as harvesting has been delayed due to unfavourable weather conditions last week. In 2025, the procurement agencies procured 13.84 lakh MT of wheat from Doaba region comprising Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. The state agencies are exp...