Agrarian states Punjab and Haryana have procured over 235 lakh tonnes of paddy so far. Punjab has procured over 169 lakh tonnes and Haryana over 66 lakh tonnes, heading towards record paddy procurement this season. Government agencies have procured 98.5 per cent of the paddy arriving in the grain markets in Punjab and nearly 95 per cent in Haryana. The remaining paddy has been procured by rice millers and private traders. Punjab is expecting a record procurement of over 182 lakh tonnes of paddy this year compared with over 168 lakh tonnes last year.