Wheat procurement to be delayed by a fortnight due to the unseasonal rainfall

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Procurement centres have already been opened in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, where arrivals begin early, and will be ready by April 1 in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The FCI procures wheat for the central pool through different mechanisms: it procures directly in some places and works jointly with local governments or state agencies in some other places.

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