Karnal, May 4 -- Wheat procurement at Haryana mandis has already surpassed last year's figures by 3.22 lakh metric tonnes (MT) till May 2, a statewide report made available on the e-kharid portal of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department, show.

As per the figures, the agencies have purchased 68.44 lakh MT of wheat from the mandis across the state till May 2, as against 65.22 lakh MT during the corresponding period last year.

In both the rabi seasons, the government officially started the procurement process on April 1.

According to the district-wise chart of this year, Karnal tops the state with 7.81 lakh MT purchase till date, followed by Kaithal (6.93 lakh MT), Jind (6.77 lakh MT) and Fatehabad (5.89 lakh MT).

The repo...