CHANDIGARH, March 4 -- Haryana government on Tuesday finalised the rabi crop procurement schedule, which will start with lentil procurement on March 20 followed by mustard procurement from March 28.

Chief secretary Anurag Rastogi reviewed the arrangements for the procurement of mustard, gram, lentil, sunflower and summer moong under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27.

Procurement of gram will start on April 1, summer moong (May 15) and sunflower from June 1 to June 30.

The mustard production is expected to be 13.17 lakh metric tonnes (MT), sunflower production is projected 0.70 lakh MT, while gram and lentil have also shown improvement. Summer moong production is estimated at 98,000 MT.

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