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Markfed, being a State Government procuring agency is engaged in procurement of paddy under support price operation of Govt. of India. The paddy stocks are got milled from the private rice mills allotted by the Director, Food & Supplies, Punjab and the resultant rice is delivered to FCI in central pool.
 
  Procurement of Food Grains.
 

Markfed procured 24.25 lac MTs paddy during crop 2007-08. Paddy stocks milled and resultant rice delivered to FCI in Markfed account.
 

During crop year 2008-09, Markfed has procured 27.75 lac MTs out of a marketable surplus of 131.43 lac MTs of paddy translating into a share of 22.91%. The stocks are being got milled from 813 private millers allotted to Markfed.
The milling of paddy is done under the Custom milling Policy 2008-09 of Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Govt. of Punjab.
 
  Procurement and Distribution of Ferilizer in the state through Cooperative.
 
Markfed has been entrusted distribution of fertilizers since 1967 by the state Govt. against 'B' Component. The supplies were being made to the farmers at the right time in required quantity and good quality which had ultimately helped in increasing the agricultural production of the state.
 
Markfed distributes fertilizers through more than 3500 PACS covering the demand of the farmers at village level i.e. at their door-step. The private trade on the contrary is mainly operating in the Urban areas and from limited points. In order to ensure regular supply of fertilizers to the Cooperatives in the state, Markfed maintains buffer stocks and incur heavy expenditure on interest, storage etc. so that the fertilizer is available in time to the farmers.
 
The role of Markfed has been appreciated by Union fertilizer Minister in Parliament for arranging timely supplies of fertilizers in the State. In the ear of shortages markfed nas been able to successfully supply the fertilizer stocks to societies in time.
 
 
  Cotton Trading
 
Markfed processes and trades in cotton, the world's leading fible and an important cash crop in Punjab, Markfed sells cotton to the processing mills in India as well as exports cotton bales. Markfed established its name as "Quality Supplier" and is in cotton trade scince 1978.
 
 
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