date:Mar 20, 2020
In Uttar Pradesh, the largest tuber producing state in India, potato prices have spiked around 50%, as abnormally high rains this month have damaged crops and affected harvesting in the country. Prices are rising in other states as well, as traders anticipate lower-than-expected output in India, which in fact is the largest potato producing country after China.
Farmers are selling their produce of tuber at more than double rates compared to last year when prices had crashed by this time of seas