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SME Times News Bureau | 15 May, 2022
Punjab,
and Haryana on Sunday announced to continue wheat procurement
operations across the state to ensure no farmer faces inconvenience.
This announcement comes in the wake of the Centre banning wheat exports due to soaring prices and fortifying food security.
Punjab
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Lal Chand Kataruchak ordered
continuation of wheat procurement operations in 232 agricultural
markets, or 'mandis', till May 31, while Haryana Chief Minister Manohar
Lal Khattar announced to restart procurement from May 16 to 25.
The
announcement by Punjab was made after examining the ramifications of
the recent decision of the Union Ministry of Commerce to restrict
exports of wheat.
Kataruchak said the restriction on export is
likely to result in a dip in prices of wheat in the domestic market. As a
result some farmers, who have stored the produce, in anticipation of
fetching higher prices later, might have a rethink now and opt to sell
the wheat.
"Therefore, it is important that the facility of
government purchase at minimum support price (MSP) continues to be
available to them in order to avoid distress sale," he said.
On
the working of the 'mandis', the minister said the state government had
operationalised 2,292 'mandis' in the state during the Rabi season. But
with a drastic fall in the arrivals of wheat, 2,060 'mandis' have been.
At present 232 'mandis' continue to be operational, covering all the
districts.
An official statement quoting Haryana Chief Minister
Khattar said this time the production of wheat has decreased. In view of
the crisis of wheat in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
banned the export of wheat.
"In order to ensure that every poor
person of the country gets food grains, wheat will be procured again in
Haryana for 10 days as per the decision of the Central government. It
will start from May 16 and will continue till May 25. Farmers who want
to sell their wheat can come to the mandis," he said.
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