UP, Rajasthan farmers sell wheat in Haryana mandis.

Farmers of Palwal are facing difficulties selling their wheat produce in the mandis (grain markets) as the government agencies have already reached the target of procurement. They allege that the farmers of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan — which touch upon the state’s borders at Hodal, Hathin and Hasanpur — offloaded their produce in these mandis before the local growers. Farmers of other states are not permitted to sell their produce in Haryana. Wheat is being procured at the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,735 per quintal in Haryana while the farmers of UP and Rajasthan are getting lowers rates, they point out. Farmers have to furnish documents like residence proof and mobile phone numbers to sell their crop in the state’s mandis. However, the farmers of the neighbouring states are allegedly subverting the process and have managed to sell several thousand quintals of their produce.