The government has procured 11.9 million tonne wheat so far in the current marketing year that started April, 13.7% higher than in the year-ago period. Haryana tops the procurement list, with farmers in the state selling 4.7 million tonne wheat to the government, higher than 4.5 million tonne a year ago. In Punjab, the government has so far purchased 3.7 million tonne wheat from farmers, up 21.5% from a year ago. The government has purchased 3.1 million tonne wheat in Madhya Pradesh, up 8% on year, while in Uttar Pradesh, it has bought 156,004 tn so far, sharply higher than 48,639 tonne in the year-ago period. The Uttar Pradesh government has set a target to procure 8 million tonne wheat this year, way above the central government’s 3-mln-tn target for the state. Overall, the central government has set wheat procurement target for this marketing season at 33 million tonne, up from 22.9 million tonne a year ago.