The federal government has actually set a target to purchase 463.49 lt of rice from the kharif-grown crop in 2025-26 marketing season(October-September)| Picture Credit: iStockphoto
Rice procurement in the very first fortnight of October has more than doubled to over 48 lakh tonnes(lt )worth 17,240 crore, which authorities stated was primarily due to early harvesting in Punjab and Haryana. The day-to-day procurement had to do with 5 lt up until October 16, which might leap significantly next month when purchases begin getting in other States.
The rice marketing season starts from October, and the procurement duration differs from State to State depending upon the cropping pattern. Due to the early arrival of the paddy this year, the Centre enabled procuring firms in Punjab and Haryana to start purchase from mid-September.
Punjab, which has actually been the leading rice factor to the Central Pool stock, bought 18.46 lt up until October 16, which is over 3 times greater than 5.44 lt a year earlier, and Haryana purchased 54 percent more rice at 23.08 lt versus 15.03 lt a year back, main information reveal. Purchase in Tamil Nadu more than doubled to 5.95 lt from 2.32 lt a year earlier.
Purchases might end earlier
The overall rice acquired for the Central Poll stands at 48.47 lt since October 16, versus 22.90 lt in the year-ago duration. The rice purchase in Uttarakhand, too, is greater at 79,570 tonnes from 1,759 tonnes year-ago.
The federal government has actually set a target to purchase 463.49 lt of rice from the kharif-grown crop in 2025-26 marketing season (October-September), whereas the real procurement in 2024-25 was 545.22 lt for 2023-24.
Rice procurement duration for Haryana is up to November 15 and for Punjab is November 30, specialists stated the purchases might end earlier than schedule due to early harvest of the crop. Punjab farmers are grumbling about not getting the minimum assistance cost (MSP) as commission representatives are asking them to dry the paddy due to greater than acceptable wetness material.
The federal government intends to purchase 36 lt from Haryana and 116 lt from Punjab this year. The real purchase was 36.17 lt in Haryana and 116.13 lt in Punjab in the 2024-25 season.
Procurement in other States
Authorities likewise stated there were demonstrations in 2015 in Punjab as commission representatives stopped the operation due to shift to a set rate (at per quintal basis) cost from percent basis as the Centre understood that its provisioning has actually been increasing with boost in MSP every year when it was paying 2 percent commission to the representatives.
Procurement in Tamil Nadu likewise began with September 1. It will begin with November 1 in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, all crucial factors to the Central Pool stock, handled by the Food Corporation of India.
The Agriculture Ministry is yet to launch the crop quote of kharif season. Paddy acreage this kharif season, was greater at record 441.58 lakh hectares (lh) as on October 3 from 435.68 lh year-ago.
Released on October 17, 2025
