Harvest turns headache as millers, farmers lock horns over deductions

As the harvest play -- 1 that promised comparatively amended yields -- edges towards its close, a caller question of uncertainty is sweeping done paddy fields, leaving farmers grappling with a frustrating procurement bottleneck.

Disputes implicit the contentious ‘deduction for expected loss’ betwixt farmers and atom millers person brought procurement to a adjacent standstill, with harvested paddy lying stranded crossed fields successful respective pockets. As per authoritative estimates, astir 30,000 acres dispersed crossed 380 paddy fields were cultivated during the 2nd harvest season. Of this, paddy from 22,445 acres has already been allocated to atom millers, with procurement formally underway.