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Agriculture
Bumper Rice Harvest Overwhelms Moga Grain Market, Farmers Stuck with Unlifted Stacks
✍️ Amar Ujala · Punjab
🗓 14 Nov 2026, 12:45 PM
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A record rice harvest in Punjab has left huge piles of grain at Moga's market, where slow lifting operations are causing frustration among farmers waiting with loaded trucks.
Punjab's recent bumper rice harvest has resulted in an unprecedented volume of grain arriving at the Moga grain market. The influx has stretched the market's purchase and lifting capacity, creating a backlog of rice awaiting processing.
Farmers arriving with trucks full of paddy report that the lifting equipment is operating at a slower pace than required, leaving their loads idle for hours. Many have been forced to park their vehicles in the market yard, forming long queues of tractors and trailers.
The delay is affecting cash flow for the cultivators, who depend on timely sales to cover post‑harvest expenses. Market officials acknowledge the pressure and say additional lifting crews are being deployed to accelerate the process, while urging farmers to remain patient.
Local traders note that the surplus could influence regional rice prices if the bottleneck persists, but they also expect the situation to normalize once the extra equipment is fully operational.
Farmers arriving with trucks full of paddy report that the lifting equipment is operating at a slower pace than required, leaving their loads idle for hours. Many have been forced to park their vehicles in the market yard, forming long queues of tractors and trailers.
The delay is affecting cash flow for the cultivators, who depend on timely sales to cover post‑harvest expenses. Market officials acknowledge the pressure and say additional lifting crews are being deployed to accelerate the process, while urging farmers to remain patient.
Local traders note that the surplus could influence regional rice prices if the bottleneck persists, but they also expect the situation to normalize once the extra equipment is fully operational.