Potato price set to ease below Rs 40 in a few days
4 years ago

Potato price set to ease below Rs 40 in a few days

India TV News  

Prices of potato that had skyrocketted in the past few months and is now near Rs 50 per kg is set to cool below Rs 40 per kg in West Bengal over the next few days, an official of a cold storage association in the state said Wednesday. The wholesale rates of different varieties at the cold storage gate has dipped by Rs 5 per kg in the last three days and is likely to come down further to around Rs 28. This will help retailing of the vegetable staple in the local markets below Rs 40 a kg, the official of West Bengal Cold Storage Association told PTI. In the last three days the prices of potato has eased by Rs 5 per kg at the cold storage gate and will dip further, the official said.

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West Bengal cold storage industry faces crisis due to potato movement ban
1 week, 1 day ago

West Bengal cold storage industry faces crisis due to potato movement ban

India TV News  

The West Bengal Cold Storage Association described the ban on interstate potato movements as "irreparable damage" to the industry. This association thus includes all currently active cold storage facilities in West Bengal and expressed concern for the significant disturbance caused to the traditional trade of potatoes: 40 percent of the state's produce is normally exported to neighbouring regions. Cold storage …

Potato crisis: Government set for price intervention through NAFED supply
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Potato crisis: Government set for price intervention through NAFED supply

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Unable to regulate retail price of the potato even after normal flow of the tuber from West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, the state government has decided to provide the kitchen essential to consumers at a subsidised rate through the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited. In the first phase of its market intervention initiative, the state …

Bengal Potato Traders Announce Statewide Strike From Tuesday As Talks With Govt Collapse
3 weeks ago

Bengal Potato Traders Announce Statewide Strike From Tuesday As Talks With Govt Collapse

ABP News  

Discussions between potato traders and the West Bengal government on Monday failed to break the deadlock over the state's restrictions on selling potatoes outside its borders, with both sides standing firm in their positions, according to stakeholders, reported PTI. In response, potato traders have announced a state-wide strike starting Tuesday to protest the government's limitations on exporting potatoes to other …

Stock from UP to stabilise potato price, says Odisha Minister Patra
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Stock from UP to stabilise potato price, says Odisha Minister Patra

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to stave off the potato crisis arising out of the embargo imposed by West Bengal government on inter-state movement of the tuber, local traders have started procuring the kitchen essential from Uttar Pradesh to meet the daily requirement of the state. Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Sunday said there was nothing …

Bengal Potato Traders Threaten Strike Over Curbs on Sales to Other States
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bengal Potato Traders Threaten Strike Over Curbs on Sales to Other States

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Potato traders of West Bengal threatened to go on strike on Tuesday if the state government does not lift restrictions on selling to other states. West Bengal recently re-imposed curbs on selling potatoes to neighbouring states in an effort to control the prices in the local markets. "We will go on strike from Tuesday if the government does not …

Potato traders threaten strike from Tuesday if West Bengal doesn’t allow selling to other states
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Potato traders threaten strike from Tuesday if West Bengal doesn’t allow selling to other states

Live Mint  

Kolkata, Dec 1 Potato traders of West Bengal threatened to go on strike on Tuesday if the state government does not lift restrictions on selling to other states. West Bengal recently re-imposed curbs on selling potatoes to neighbouring states in an effort to control the prices in the local markets. "We will go on strike from Tuesday if the government …

Potato crisis in West Bengal; suppliers, cold storage owners fear huge losses
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Potato crisis in West Bengal; suppliers, cold storage owners fear huge losses

The Hindu  

Kolkata The West Bengal government has stopped trucks filled with potatoes at the West Bengal-Odisha border for over two days with all trucks being asked to return to Bengal on July 26. I hope the prices drop even further.” The ban on out-of-State supply was highly criticised by potato wholesalers and cold storage owners as they count huge losses amid …

‘Persistent heat may singe RBI’s inflation hopes’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Persistent heat may singe RBI’s inflation hopes’

The Hindu  

The persistent heat wave in some States that are also major producers of tomato, onion and potato, is likely to keep food prices elevated for a few more months, and could push retail inflation beyond the Reserve Bank of India’s projections for the first two quarters of this year, economists at Bank of Baroda said on Thursday. In a report …

Shrinking Winter, Premature Heat Affect Potato Cultivation in Parts of Bengal; Farmers Face Severe Losses
1 year, 10 months ago

Shrinking Winter, Premature Heat Affect Potato Cultivation in Parts of Bengal; Farmers Face Severe Losses

News 18  

To cope with an unsuccessful paddy cultivation season due to the lack of rain, some farmers in Burdwan turned to potato cultivation to offset their losses. Farmers cultivating potatoes who hoped for a good yield following the lack of rain, were disappointed as the weather continued to play spoilsport. Farmers also claim that this time last year, the same potatoes …

Onion Prices Being Stabilised with Buffer Stock Release; Efforts on to Soften Tomato, Potato Rates: Centre
3 years, 2 months ago

Onion Prices Being Stabilised with Buffer Stock Release; Efforts on to Soften Tomato, Potato Rates: Centre

News 18  

Amid a rise in prices of three key vegetables, the Centre on Sunday said onion prices are being stabilised with the release of buffer stock, while efforts are on to soften the rates of tomato and potato. The all-India average retail price of onion was ruling at Rs 37.06 per kg, while the average wholesale rate was Rs 30 per …

Wholesale dealers will not be allowed to store more than 25 MT of potato and onion: West Bengal govt
4 years, 1 month ago

Wholesale dealers will not be allowed to store more than 25 MT of potato and onion: West Bengal govt

India TV News  

To control the rising price of onion and potato, the West Bengal government has issued a directive that no wholesale dealer will be allowed to store more than 25 MT and those having small businesses not more than two MT of two the vegetables, an official said on Friday. Teams of Kolkata Police Enforcement Branch on Friday paid surprise visits …

Potato prices in Bengal skyrocket, traders blame it on export
4 years, 3 months ago

Potato prices in Bengal skyrocket, traders blame it on export

India TV News  

Kolkata: Potato traders in West Bengal have blamed the recent amendment to the Essential Commodities Act by the Centre for a rise in prices of the tuber in retail markets as it allows barrier-free trade of the agricultural product. Potato prices in West Bengal are currently ruling high at Rs 32-33 a kg as 15-20 per cent of daily supply …

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