Decision taken in farmers' interest
47,300 MT of sunflower procured so far in 2025–26
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh–
The Haryana Government has provided major relief to farmers by extending the procurement period for sunflower by three more days. Now, procurement will continue till July 3.
Sharing more details in this regard, a spokesperson from the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs said that due to rainfall in June this year, the harvesting of the sunflower crop was delayed, because of which farmers were not able to bring their produce to the mandi to sell it at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Taking the farmers' interest into consideration, the government has made this decision.
The spokesperson further shared that in the state, sunflower procurement is being carried out by two agencies – HAFED and Haryana Warehousing Corporation. During 2025–26, a total of 47,300 metric tonnes of sunflower have been procured so far, compared to 38,903 metric tonnes procured last year.