date:Sep 15, 2020
As potato prices have gone up over the past couple of weeks, the West Bengal Government has decided to take stock of daily release of potatoes from some 460 cold storages across the state. The goal is to keep prices in check. The price of potato hovered around Rs 22 to 25 per kg (0.26-0.30) in the middle of August, now it is touching Rs 35.
The agriculture marketing department sources said the state had produced about 9 mln tons of potatoes this year, while its annual production was around 11