Bulk Storage of Food Grains in

Production Catchments

Dr. R. T. Patil
Director,
Central Institute of Post Harvest
Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana

Production (2009-10) &

Post Harvest Scenario
Foodgrains 218.19 million
tonnes
Rice
89.31
Wheat 80.98
Jowar 6.84
Bajra
6.46
Maize 16.32
Tur
2.56
Gram
7.38
Urad
1.29
Moong 0.73

PH Losses in Food grain sector: 812

81

Unit Operations in Post Harvest

Management Food Grains
Harvesting at Maturity
Proper threshing
Post thresher cleaning
Proper drying
Safe storage

Heaps of paddy rot in a rice

sheller of Sirhind.

A Tribune photograph

Post Harvest Losses

Punjab has suffered heavy losses due to the

damage of wheat stored in the open. The state lost
16,500 tonnes of wheat lying in the open between
200607 and 200809

Sacks of wheat lie under

open sky in Amritsar

The Punjab agencies are grappling with the situation as

60 lakh tonnes of wheat purchased last year is still
lying in the open in the state.