All-India progressive procurement of Rice as on 26.04.2018 for 2017-18 was at 321.62 lakh tonnes against the procurement of 336.09 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period of last year. The procurement of wheat for the rabi marketing season (RMS) 2018-19 was 234.61 lakh tonnes which was higher than the procurement of 214.52 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period of RMS 2017- 18.