Govt procures 16.2 mt wheat from 11 states

New Delhi: The government has procured around 16.195 million tonnes of wheat from 11 states in the 2022-23 rabi marketing season, benefitting 1.47 million farmers with a minimum support price (MSP) value of ₹ 32,633.71 crore, the food ministry said on Monday.

Wheat procurement under the central pool is progressing in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Bihar and Rajasthan, it said in a statement.

As much as 76.094 million tonnes of paddy had been procured, benefiting 10.958 million farmers with an minimum support price value of ₹1,49,144.23 crore, it said.