More than 70.24 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has so far arrived in Haryana Mandis as compared to over 68.49 lakh MT of paddy arrived during the corresponding period last year.Out of the total arrival of paddy, government agencies had so far procured over 63.80 lakh MT of paddy whereas the remaining quantity of over 6.43 lakh MT of paddy was procured by the millers and dealers. More than 34.71 lakh MT of paddy have purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. Over 19.76 akh MT by Hafed, over 9.28 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation and 4,718 MT have been purchased by the FCI.