Punjab seeks 12 LMT monthly foodgrain lifting to ease storage crunch ahead of procurement
Business 22 Jul, 2026

Punjab seeks 12 LMT monthly foodgrain lifting to ease storage crunch ahead of procurement

Business To Business, New Delhi, 22nd July, 2026:    The Punjab government on Tuesday urged the Centre to increase the monthly lifting of wheat and paddy to at least 12 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) to ensure adequate storage space ahead of the upcoming procurement seasons.
The demand was raised during a meeting of a Group of Ministers (GoM) comprising Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, and Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal.
According to an official statement, the ministers reviewed preparations for the 2026-27 paddy procurement season and the 2027-28 wheat procurement season, expressing concern over the slow pace of foodgrain movement from the state.

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