All-India progressive procurement of Rice as on 06.04.2018 for 2017-18 was at 314.18 lakh tons against the procurement of 315 lakh tons in the corresponding period of last year. Higher procurement has been received from northern states of Punjab (118.33 lakh Tons), Haryana (39.67 lakh tons), and U.P (28.75 lakh tons) and in south it is picking up in Telangana (12.23 Lakh Tons). Andhra Pradesh Government procurement has reached to 27.89 lakh tons. Chhattisgarh government has also procured around 32.07 lakh tons of rice as of now. Madhya Pradesh and Odisha procurement has reached 10.96 and 24.79 lakh tons respectively. Procurement in West Bengal and other rice growing states is still underway and reached to 0.31 lakh tons.