MP set to topple Haryana as No. 2 in wheat procurement

Madhya Pradesh,one of the BIMARU states,has inched closer to displace Haryana from the second spot in wheat procurement

Madhya Pradesh,one of the BIMARU states,has inched closer to displace Haryana from the second spot in wheat procurement. The states performance,in fact,has boosted the procurement in the country that is looking to enact a food security law soon. At the end of May,wheat procurement across the country stood at 34.27 million tonnes,up by over 20 per cent from previous years 28.39 million tonnes.

We have procured about 8.45 million tonnes of wheat so far. Procurement is still going on at some places like Satna. So,we have almost equalled Haryana in the procurement of wheat this year and most likely will displace it from second position next year, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told The Indian Express.

The procurement level this year is more than double the level achieved two years ago in 2010-11 when the state procured about 3.54 million tonnes.

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Punjab remains unchallenged as number one in wheat arrivals (12.87 million tonnes) and wheat procurement (12.77 million tonnes) like every year.

With about 8.65 million tonnes of wheat procurement this season,Congress-ruled Haryana,however,is still marginally ahead of BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. But market arrivals of wheat suggest that Madhya Pradesh has already beaten Haryana in terms of surplus wheat stock available for procurement.

According to the latest statistics available with the FCI,the wheat arrivals in mandis across Madhya Pradesh so far has been 9.12 million tonnes as against 8.65 million tonnes (almost all being procured) in Haryana. In fact,the FCI figures of end-May suggest daily wheat arrivals in mandis across Haryana at about 10,000 tonnes daily,while the arrivals in mandis across Madhya Pradesh was still over 1,00,000 tonnes which if continued could easily break past procurement in Haryana this year itself.

With about 70 per cent growth in wheat procurement over last season,Madhya Pradesh is fast catching up with Haryana which lagged behind with under 25 per cent growth over last year. (See BOX)

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Madhya Pradesh has contributed about 60 per cent alone in the total jump of about six million tonnes of wheat procurement in the country this year over the previous season. No wonder,the gunny bags became short in the state,an issue which was raised in Parliament during the recently concluded budget session.

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