Between 1 and 28 October, government agencies, including the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies procuring on its behalf, bought 13 million tonnes of paddy, down from 16.9 million tonnes a year earlier, the people cited earlier said on condition of anonymity. New Delhi: The government's paddy procurement from farmers has declined by more than a fifth from a year ago, hurt by erratic weather and the slow evacuation of.