The prices of potato may rise as much as 50-65% to Rs 18-20 per kg by April-May due to an expected fall in production in West Bengal. The output in the state of West Bengal is expected to dip to about 108 lakh tonnes in 2016. This has given a chance for speculation which may see a spurt in food inflation.
The prices of potato in wholesale market of Delhi’s Azadpur Mandi, one of the biggest vegetable markets in the country, has gone up by 40% in the past two weeks. The prices are now commanding at Rs 5-7 per kg while a fortnight ago the price of a kilogram of potato was hovering around Rs 3-5 per kg.
The production of the tuber in Agra in Uttar Pradesh has been less than that last year, while it has been more than last year’s in some other parts of the state.
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