The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation has procured 54,735 tonne chana grown in the 2016-17 (Jul-Jun) rabi season for buffer as of Thursday. Pace of procurement is slowed down due to rains in key growing areas. Procurement is being carried out in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana. The procurement started as chana in these states is trading below minimum support price level of 4,000 rupees per 100 kg, including a bonus of 200 rupees.