Haryana: Record Rabi Crop Procurement of Wheat & Mustard

By PTI

Crop procurement centres in Haryana have witnessed a record arrival of the latest rabi yields of wheat and mustard in the past two weeks, as the state has eased the process for farmers with online registration and verification.

For the rabi season of 2026-27, about 39.65 lakh metric tonnes of wheat have arrived in mandis until April 12, officials said on Monday. Out of this, 10.92 lakh metric tonnes of wheat have been procured, and approximately Rs 188 crore transferred into the bank accounts of farmers.

In contrast, total wheat arrival in the previous season was recorded at 20.39 lakh metric tonnes until April 12 last year in mandis across the state. Of them, 10.47 lakh metric tonnes were procured, and Rs 174.39 crore was paid to farmers.

Mustard procurement in Haryana started from March 28, and wheat procurement from April 1. The central government has fixed the minimum support price for mustard and wheat at Rs 6,200 and Rs 2,585 per quintal, respectively.

The state government has set up 112 mandis/purchase centres for mustard procurement, while 264 procurement sites have been opened in addition to 416 mandis for wheat procurement.

Mustard procurement is being done by the state’s cooperative federation, HAFED, while wheat procurement is being carried out by multiple agencies, including the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, HAFED, Haryana Warehousing Corporation, and Food Corporation of India.

The state government has introduced new provisions to enhance transparency in the procurement process.

These include biometric verification of farmers, vehicle registration number tracking, geo-fencing of mandis/procurement centres, and installation of cameras, according to an official statement.

The government has installed 1,281 biometric machines and 407 iris scanning devices in mandis and procurement centres for farmer verification.

Additionally, farmers registered on the ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ portal, or their nominated representatives, can sell their produce after completing biometric verification upon arrival at the mandi, it said.

To ensure smooth procurement operations, around 2,500 personnel and 114 technical staff have been deployed. Moreover, approximately 932 cameras have been installed across mandis to monitor activities effectively.

The statement further said that the state has made robust arrangements for procurement and will ensure that farmers do not face any difficulty in selling their produce.

This article has been republished from Rediff.com