Punjab grain markets face arhtiya strike from April 1 ahead of wheat harvest season
TNN / Mar 31, 2026, 14:21 (IST)
Punjab's grain markets face a crisis as commission agents, vital to government procurement, strike from April 1. They demand restoration of the 2.5% commission, replaced by a fixed rate in 2020, causing significant income loss. This move threatens to disrupt wheat procurement, impacting farmers and the state, especially with early crop arrivals.