date:Mar 20, 2020
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The wholesale prices of potato have soared to Rs 14-15 per kilogram in Uttar Pradesh this week after it had mellowed down to Rs 9-10 at the beginning of March. Prices have also picked up this week in West Bengal, the second largest potato producing state, because of demand from buyers of other states who are trying to bridge a shortfall in their areas.
Buyers from states including Jharkhand, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are proactive in North Bengal as they anticipate a fall in local productio