Wheat procurement crosses 210 lakh tonnes
Wheat procurement crossed 210 lakh tonnes till April 25 against 101 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period, helped by record production and higher minimum support price (MSP) to farmers. The Centre's wheat procurement had reached an all-time high last week by surpassing the earlier record of 206.3 lakh tonnes achieved in 2001-02. The procurement by Food Corporation of India and other state agencies reached 210.17 lakh tonnes till Sunday compared to 101.66 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period, a government official said.